---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the military."
description: "Amend KRS 40.010 to include the United States Space Force in the definition of \"Armed Forces\"; amend KRS 40.400, relating to the bonus for Vietnam veterans, to include the United States Space Force in the definition of \"Armed Forces\"; amend KRS 156.730, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, to correct a citation to federal law; amend KRS 156.735 to include the children of National Guard and Reserve personnel within the rights granted under that compact; amend KRS 154.12-203 to include the United States Army Reserve Aviation Command in the membership of the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; amend KRS 186.041 to include United States Space Force as an eligible branch of the military to request a special military license plate; amend KRS 186.162 to include the Legion of Merit Medal as an eligible status; and amend KRS 186.166 to include the Legion of Merit Medal for perpetual license plate production."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 200"
citation: "Kentucky HB 200 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Motor Vehicles", "Technical Corrections", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Wesley", "S. Bratcher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e17290d-5995-4b3c-8764-579fd236b721"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb200.html"
source_hash: "9ffe19b194d99a519dcc6fe07405ac7f113fcea236af26fb117bae63cdb62c7e"
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 200 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the military.

Amend KRS 40.010 to include the United States Space Force in the definition of "Armed Forces"; amend KRS 40.400, relating to the bonus for Vietnam veterans, to include the United States Space Force in the definition of "Armed Forces"; amend KRS 156.730, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, to correct a citation to federal law; amend KRS 156.735 to include the children of National Guard and Reserve personnel within the rights granted under that compact; amend KRS 154.12-203 to include the United States Army Reserve Aviation Command in the membership of the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; amend KRS 186.041 to include United States Space Force as an eligible branch of the military to request a special military license plate; amend KRS 186.162 to include the Legion of Merit Medal as an eligible status; and amend KRS 186.166 to include the Legion of Merit Medal for perpetual license plate production.

## 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/24RS/hb200/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0100.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb200/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 200 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 01, 2024
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e17290d-5995-4b3c-8764-579fd236b721`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).