---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to forestry."
description: "Amend KRS 149.010 to permit grant-funded employment opportunities within the Division of Forestry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 341"
citation: "Kentucky SB 341 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Environment and Conservation", "Forests and Forestry", "State Agencies", "State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41ea46dd-55b8-42ad-83b2-8e67a6f477f4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb341.html"
source_hash: "12ffd9eb2c47572d9a17cc94a46e27457bfdbaaec41970589d86cb16e3650620"
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 341 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to forestry.

Amend KRS 149.010 to permit grant-funded employment opportunities within the Division of Forestry.

## 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/sb341/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 144** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0144.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb341/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 341 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- No Motion Provided — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from the Orders of the Day
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Rules
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 98-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 144) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41ea46dd-55b8-42ad-83b2-8e67a6f477f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).