---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to redistricting and declaring an emergency."
description: "(S1301B01) Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 5 to divide the Commonwealth into the following senatorial districts: DISTRICT 1 - Calloway KY, Crittenden KY, Fulton KY, Graves KY, Hickman KY, Lyon KY, Trigg KY; DISTRICT 2 - Ballard KY, Carlisle KY, Livingston KY, Marshall KY, McCracken KY; DISTRICT 3 - Caldwell KY, Christian KY, Muhlenberg KY; DISTRICT 4 - Henderson KY, Hopkins KY, Union KY, Webster KY; DISTRICT 5 - Breckinridge KY, Butler KY, Grayson KY, Meade KY, Ohio KY; DISTRICT 6 - Jefferson KY (part), Oldham KY, Trimble KY; DISTRICT 7 - Anderson KY, Henry KY, Jefferson KY (part), Shelby KY; DISTRICT 8 - Daviess KY, Hancock KY, McLean KY; DISTRICT 9 - Barren KY, Edmonson KY, Green KY, Hart KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 10 - Hardin KY, Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 11 - Boone KY (part); DISTRICT 12 - Boyle KY, Fayette KY (part), Mercer KY, Woodford KY; DISTRICT 13 - Fayette KY (part); DISTRICT 14 - Larue KY, Marion KY, Nelson KY, Spencer KY, Washington KY; DISTRICT 15 - Clinton KY, Cumberland KY, Pulaski KY, Russell KY, Wayne KY; DISTRICT 16 - Adair KY, Allen KY, Metcalfe KY, Monroe KY, Taylor KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 17 - Fayette KY (part), Grant KY, Kenton KY (part), Scott KY; DISTRICT 18 - Boyd KY, Carter KY, Greenup KY, Lewis KY; DISTRICT 19 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 20 - Boone KY (part), Carroll KY, Franklin KY, Gallatin KY, Kenton KY (part), Owen KY; DISTRICT 21 - Casey KY, Laurel KY, Lincoln KY, Rockcastle KY; DISTRICT 22 - Fayette KY (part), Garrard KY, Jessamine KY; DISTRICT 23 - Kenton KY (part); DISTRICT 24 - Bracken KY, Campbell KY, Kenton KY (part), Pendleton KY; DISTRICT 25 - Clay KY, Jackson KY, Knox KY, McCreary KY, Owsley KY, Whitley KY; DISTRICT 26 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 27 - Bourbon KY, Fayette KY (part), Fleming KY, Harrison KY, Mason KY, Nicholas KY, Robertson KY, Rowan KY; DISTRICT 28 - Bath KY, Clark KY, Fayette KY (part), Menifee KY, Montgomery KY; DISTRICT 29 - Bell KY, Floyd KY, Harlan KY, Knott KY, Letcher KY; DISTRICT 30 - Breathitt KY, Estill KY, Lee KY, Leslie KY, Magoffin KY, Morgan KY, Perry KY, Powell KY, Wolfe KY; DISTRICT 31 - Elliott KY, Johnson KY, Lawrence KY, Martin KY, Pike KY; DISTRICT 32 - Logan KY, Simpson KY, Todd KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 33 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 34 - Fayette KY (part), Madison KY; DISTRICT 35 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 36 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 37 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 38 - Bullitt KY, Jefferson KY (part); PLAN INTEGRITY VERIFIED; amend KRS 5.010 to change dates to conform; specify how county and precinct names are to be displayed depending on whether the territory of the county or precinct is included in a particular legislative district in its entirety or in part; direct county boards of elections to change precinct boundaries to conform to legislative district boundaries; EMERGENCY"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Kentucky SB 2 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "County Clerks", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Elections and Voting", "General Assembly", "Local Mandate", "Redistricting", "Secretary of State", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Mills", "R. Stivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00ea1ebd-4572-4850-b9e1-eb8b8fdf531e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb2.html"
source_hash: "b1bc59fa783abecae28329efd027b8827f0e66d423056bd8ef180051cb63e8f8"
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 2 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to redistricting and declaring an emergency.

(S1301B01) Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 5 to divide the Commonwealth into the following senatorial districts: DISTRICT 1 - Calloway KY, Crittenden KY, Fulton KY, Graves KY, Hickman KY, Lyon KY, Trigg KY; DISTRICT 2 - Ballard KY, Carlisle KY, Livingston KY, Marshall KY, McCracken KY; DISTRICT 3 - Caldwell KY, Christian KY, Muhlenberg KY; DISTRICT 4 - Henderson KY, Hopkins KY, Union KY, Webster KY; DISTRICT 5 - Breckinridge KY, Butler KY, Grayson KY, Meade KY, Ohio KY; DISTRICT 6 - Jefferson KY (part), Oldham KY, Trimble KY; DISTRICT 7 - Anderson KY, Henry KY, Jefferson KY (part), Shelby KY; DISTRICT 8 - Daviess KY, Hancock KY, McLean KY; DISTRICT 9 - Barren KY, Edmonson KY, Green KY, Hart KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 10 - Hardin KY, Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 11 - Boone KY (part); DISTRICT 12 - Boyle KY, Fayette KY (part), Mercer KY, Woodford KY; DISTRICT 13 - Fayette KY (part); DISTRICT 14 - Larue KY, Marion KY, Nelson KY, Spencer KY, Washington KY; DISTRICT 15 - Clinton KY, Cumberland KY, Pulaski KY, Russell KY, Wayne KY; DISTRICT 16 - Adair KY, Allen KY, Metcalfe KY, Monroe KY, Taylor KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 17 - Fayette KY (part), Grant KY, Kenton KY (part), Scott KY; DISTRICT 18 - Boyd KY, Carter KY, Greenup KY, Lewis KY; DISTRICT 19 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 20 - Boone KY (part), Carroll KY, Franklin KY, Gallatin KY, Kenton KY (part), Owen KY; DISTRICT 21 - Casey KY, Laurel KY, Lincoln KY, Rockcastle KY; DISTRICT 22 - Fayette KY (part), Garrard KY, Jessamine KY; DISTRICT 23 - Kenton KY (part); DISTRICT 24 - Bracken KY, Campbell KY, Kenton KY (part), Pendleton KY; DISTRICT 25 - Clay KY, Jackson KY, Knox KY, McCreary KY, Owsley KY, Whitley KY; DISTRICT 26 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 27 - Bourbon KY, Fayette KY (part), Fleming KY, Harrison KY, Mason KY, Nicholas KY, Robertson KY, Rowan KY; DISTRICT 28 - Bath KY, Clark KY, Fayette KY (part), Menifee KY, Montgomery KY; DISTRICT 29 - Bell KY, Floyd KY, Harlan KY, Knott KY, Letcher KY; DISTRICT 30 - Breathitt KY, Estill KY, Lee KY, Leslie KY, Magoffin KY, Morgan KY, Perry KY, Powell KY, Wolfe KY; DISTRICT 31 - Elliott KY, Johnson KY, Lawrence KY, Martin KY, Pike KY; DISTRICT 32 - Logan KY, Simpson KY, Todd KY, Warren KY (part); DISTRICT 33 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 34 - Fayette KY (part), Madison KY; DISTRICT 35 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 36 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 37 - Jefferson KY (part); DISTRICT 38 - Bullitt KY, Jefferson KY (part); PLAN INTEGRITY VERIFIED; amend KRS 5.010 to change dates to conform; specify how county and precinct names are to be displayed depending on whether the territory of the county or precinct is included in a particular legislative district in its entirety or in part; direct county boards of elections to change precinct boundaries to conform to legislative district boundaries; 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/22RS/sb2/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0009.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb2/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 2 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 06, 2022
- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) failed
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed 28-4 `passage`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2) and (3-title) filed
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 67-23 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 9) `became-law`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 9)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00ea1ebd-4572-4850-b9e1-eb8b8fdf531e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).