---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park."
description: "Amend various sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to reorganize the Kentucky Horse Park and the duties and functions of the commission; create new sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to establish methods for procurement and authorize the issuance of revenue bonds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 39"
citation: "Kentucky HB 39 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Advisory Boards", "Commissions", "and Committees", "Agriculture", "Amusements and Recreation", "Bonds", "Public", "Budget and Financial Administration", "Horses and Horse Racing", "Parks and Shrines", "Tourism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c221e696-7889-499e-9cde-b87f7a928fa1"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb39.html"
source_hash: "13b0ff5ece9d5c573826448b12e3cbe21a88840561519a2d5a8d660ef809ad11"
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 39 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park.

Amend various sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to reorganize the Kentucky Horse Park and the duties and functions of the commission; create new sections of KRS 148.258 to 148.320 to establish methods for procurement and authorize the issuance of revenue bonds.

## 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/23RS/hb39/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 125** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0125.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb39/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE HB 39 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 39 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 07, 2023
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 81-17 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 31-6 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 125) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c221e696-7889-499e-9cde-b87f7a928fa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).