---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Kentucky SB 5 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Architects", "Claims", "Disasters", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Emergency Medical Services", "Engineers and Surveyors", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Local Mandate", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Retroactive Legislation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Southworth", "A. Southworth", "A. Southworth", "C. Massey", "C. Massey", "C. Stevenson", "C. Stevenson", "D. Carroll", "D. Thayer", "D. Yates", "D. Yates", "J. Carpenter", "K. Banta", "M. Castlen", "M. Nemes", "M. Wilson", "M. Wise", "P. Hornback", "R. Alvarado", "R. Girdler", "R. Mills", "R. Stivers", "R. Stivers", "R. Stivers", "R. Stivers", "R. Stivers", "S. Meredith", "T. Bojanowski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/834c324f-a3f9-4961-8761-a73cd593bb88"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb5.html"
source_hash: "e340c31298e2a82a15846c781b00b08d8ad77ebef52bac34854c5d5c716a8416"
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 5 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency.

## 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/sb5/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 205** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0205.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb5/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 5 W/ scs1 sfa2 sfa7 sfa8 sfa9 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 5 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. Stevenson — primary (person)
- C. Stevenson — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- J. Carpenter — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- M. Castlen — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) (4) (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (6) withdrawn
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (9) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3) (4) and (5) defeated
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed 24-11 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (2), (7), (8), and (9) `passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2), (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (5) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (6) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) ruled out of order
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 70-27 with floor amendment (6) `passage`
- **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 floor amendment (6)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (6)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 24-14 `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
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 205) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/834c324f-a3f9-4961-8761-a73cd593bb88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).