---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to trespass."
description: "Amend KRS 511.070 to allow notice of trespass to be given through the placement of identifying purple paint marks on property; require any owner or lessee who marks his or her real property in such a manner to also provide clear written notice forbidding entry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "SB 118"
citation: "Kentucky SB 118 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Forests and Forestry", "Notices", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["S. Meredith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6705c5b0-8438-42d7-8f68-7375cfa0d4e5"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb118.html"
source_hash: "ec4abe12b0e9d3b8028c138953dafe955fc8bcef9204cc84e35153e05e51d682"
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 118 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to trespass.

Amend KRS 511.070 to allow notice of trespass to be given through the placement of identifying purple paint marks on property; require any owner or lessee who marks his or her real property in such a manner to also provide clear written notice forbidding entry.

## 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/24RS/sb118/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0197.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb118/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 118 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- S. Meredith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 29, 2024
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6705c5b0-8438-42d7-8f68-7375cfa0d4e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).