---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to motor fuel standards."
description: "Amend KRS 363.900 to change the definitions of \"ASTM International,\" \"diesel,\" and \"retail facility\"; define \"gasoline-oxygenate blend\"; amend KRS 363.902 to specify inspection and testing programs for motor fuels intended for sale from a retail facility; amend KRS 363.904 to specify vapor pressure limits for gasoline-oxygenate blends; permit the department to designate tests or specifications when no ASTM International standards exist; require all shipments of motor fuel to meet standards and specifications required in administrative regulations; amend KRS 363.906 to require a license to operate a retail motor fuel facility; increase the license fee to $75 per retail facility; set the annual license expiration on January 31 of the following calender year; amend KRS 363.9055 to conform; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 451"
citation: "Kentucky HB 451 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Appropriations", "Fees", "Fuel", "Licensing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Fister", "R. Heath", "S. McPherson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83a0b5eb-ca73-4173-bee2-1aebd5946189"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb451.html"
source_hash: "43d9357b7c985c1ff3ed64582afeff230e2f5b46be9b0fa57a8ae186289799e4"
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 451 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to motor fuel standards.

Amend KRS 363.900 to change the definitions of "ASTM International," "diesel," and "retail facility"; define "gasoline-oxygenate blend"; amend KRS 363.902 to specify inspection and testing programs for motor fuels intended for sale from a retail facility; amend KRS 363.904 to specify vapor pressure limits for gasoline-oxygenate blends; permit the department to designate tests or specifications when no ASTM International standards exist; require all shipments of motor fuel to meet standards and specifications required in administrative regulations; amend KRS 363.906 to require a license to operate a retail motor fuel facility; increase the license fee to $75 per retail facility; set the annual license expiration on January 31 of the following calender year; amend KRS 363.9055 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

## 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/22RS/hb451/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 112** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0112.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb451/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 451 W/ sca1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Fister — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- S. McPherson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2022
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 86-9 with Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Amendment (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Amendment (1)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Amendment (1)
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed 74-16 `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 112) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83a0b5eb-ca73-4173-bee2-1aebd5946189`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).