---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 230.371 to add gender-neutral language."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "SB 299"
citation: "Kentucky SB 299 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Horses and Horse Racing", "Licensing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Thayer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2de5c3d-3865-4ef3-a8fa-075ac8f01cab"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb299.html"
source_hash: "5b8c9e176577c3423fba7a3e604d904a81281fe16dd78687e22d490e706e1280"
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 299 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 230.371 to add gender-neutral language.

## 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/sb299/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 171** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0171.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb299/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS SB 299 W/ hcs1 hcta1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override SB 299 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 299 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Thayer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reassigned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+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, passed 26-11 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** committee amendment (1-title) withdrawn
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **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** 3rd reading, passed 64-28 with committee amendments (1-title) and Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 25-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+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 26-12 `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 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 57-38 `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. 171) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2de5c3d-3865-4ef3-a8fa-075ac8f01cab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).