---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat."
description: "Amend KRS 525.135 to define \"serious physical injury or infirmity\" and redefine \"torture\"; provide that"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 258"
citation: "Kentucky HB 258 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Dogs", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "C. Aull", "C. Freeland", "D. Grossberg", "D. Osborne", "E. Callaway", "J. Decker", "J. Hodgson", "J. Nemes", "K. Banta", "K. Bratcher", "K. Fleming", "K. Moser", "M. Hart", "M. Lockett", "P. Pratt", "R. Dotson", "R. Duvall", "R. Palumbo", "R. Roarx", "S. Bratcher", "S. Dietz", "S. Lewis", "S. Witten", "W. Thomas", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7de09f1f-fcd3-4296-a145-b336ef117455"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb258.html"
source_hash: "6d66808d3188f4494043182f2502a2769abe873a1ff2a261ea23d997fc926336"
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 258 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the torture of a dog or cat.

Amend KRS 525.135 to define "serious physical injury or infirmity" and redefine "torture"; provide that

## 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/hb258/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 81** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0081.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb258/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 258 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- C. Aull — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- E. Callaway — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. Hodgson — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Dotson — primary (person)
- R. Duvall — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- R. Roarx — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Dietz — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Witten — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 04, 2024
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 80-9 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1) and (3) withdrawn
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (2) and (4) defeated
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 31-5-1 `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7de09f1f-fcd3-4296-a145-b336ef117455`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).