---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to dates of recognition."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to annually honor dates of agricultural recognition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 76"
citation: "Kentucky HB 76 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Commendations and Recognitions", "Dairying and Milk Marketing", "Holidays"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b849158-83e9-45d2-b7a1-d385e37e35eb"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb76.html"
source_hash: "f9168c253e00efbb55dfeaf4bb732c3032be5ce392a7ff67479867b5074a0e35"
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 76 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to dates of recognition.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to annually honor dates of agricultural recognition.

## 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/hb76/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 62** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0062.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb76/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 76 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2023
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+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 34-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **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
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b849158-83e9-45d2-b7a1-d385e37e35eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).