---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to economic development."
description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to promote outdoor recreation and tourism development by establishing the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority (KORRRA); amend KRS 147A.090 to provide that area development district boards of directors have the power and duty to cooperate with the KORRRA."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 712"
citation: "Kentucky HB 712 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Counties", "County Judges/Executive", "Deeds and Conveyances", "Economic Development", "Interlocal Cooperation", "Local Government", "Parks and Shrines", "Real Estate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Aull", "D. Grossberg", "J. Bauman", "K. Fleming"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee85df9f-1a17-43d3-b5d5-33a9b68df0c2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb712.html"
source_hash: "e2fd5f4a6c53420e22c363602f22ff8b9b9c8b5c627552b47da9fa2639052272"
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 712 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to economic development.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to promote outdoor recreation and tourism development by establishing the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority (KORRRA); amend KRS 147A.090 to provide that area development district boards of directors have the power and duty to cooperate with the KORRRA.

## 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/hb712/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 151** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0151.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb712/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 712 W/ sfa3 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Aull — primary (person)
- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
- J. Bauman — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1) and (4) and Floor Amendment (2-title) withdrawn
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 31-7 with Floor Amendment (3) `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (3)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 88-3 with floor amendment (3) `passage`
- **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
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 151) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee85df9f-1a17-43d3-b5d5-33a9b68df0c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).