---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to dates of recognition."
description: "Amend KRS 2.112 to designate June of each year as \"Kentucky History Month\" in Kentucky."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 313"
citation: "Kentucky HB 313 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commendations and Recognitions", "Historical Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/639f1f0c-7b7b-4bd8-8635-3d84cf91d23b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb313.html"
source_hash: "ed1a3ecd75a3d68a3e06efccad36578251173a0b2f43f829219a1094e6ef6a12"
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 313 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to dates of recognition.

Amend KRS 2.112 to designate June of each year as "Kentucky History Month" in Kentucky.

## 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/25RS/hb313/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 65** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0065.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb313/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 313 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State Government (H)
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State Government (H)
- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- **2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/639f1f0c-7b7b-4bd8-8635-3d84cf91d23b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).