---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to animal agriculture."
description: "Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of \"home-based processor\"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SB 73"
citation: "Kentucky SB 73 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Agriculture", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G. Boswell", "J. Howell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e57b398-d733-4521-bcc5-3596967c0886"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb73.html"
source_hash: "5113047e0bb161416f15731636bdc7440890a1494833719633e053f300caac12"
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 73 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to animal agriculture.

Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of "home-based processor"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

## 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/26RS/sb73/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 52** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0052.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb73/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 73 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 73 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) — **35–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- G. Boswell — primary (person)
- J. Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-3 `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 52) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e57b398-d733-4521-bcc5-3596967c0886`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).