---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to agricultural key infrastructure assets."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511 to define terms; prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft, video or audio recording devices, or photography equipment on or above a concentrated animal feeding operation or commercial food manufacturing or processing facility without written consent of the owner or authorized representative of the facility; establish a Class B misdemeanor for violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Kentucky SB 16 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aeronautics and Aviation", "Agriculture", "Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Environment and Conservation", "Foods", "Local Mandate", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Storm", "J. Schickel", "R. Girdler", "R. Webb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3522023-354b-4733-9697-32bed809bd93"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb16.html"
source_hash: "7cbb54800e3d3bb9340a79cdb46d769effb323d20d55d50b8b1df54d1c2155ef"
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 SB 16 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to agricultural key infrastructure assets.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511 to define terms; prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft, video or audio recording devices, or photography equipment on or above a concentrated animal feeding operation or commercial food manufacturing or processing facility without written consent of the owner or authorized representative of the facility; establish a Class B misdemeanor for violations.

## 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/sb16/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0167.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb16/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Veto Override SB 16 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 16 W/ hcs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 16 w/scs1, scta 1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Storm — primary (person)
- J. Schickel — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Webb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 15, 2024
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1) and (2) defeated
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 72-25 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-6 `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 71-26 `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3522023-354b-4733-9697-32bed809bd93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).