---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to employment."
description: "AN ACT relating to employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 146"
citation: "Kentucky SB 146 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Background Checks", "Labor and Industry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Miller", "M. Nemes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3179a856-0f52-4dcc-8378-f7ce67351c48"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb146.html"
source_hash: "1555f09cca41d22e3eb5d2de441b6c5942ea97d646f59eda5f0a2af1d112fc99"
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 146 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to employment.

## 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/21RS/sb146/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0184.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb146/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 146 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 146 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Miller — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posting waived
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-2 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 184) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3179a856-0f52-4dcc-8378-f7ce67351c48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).