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Bill AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States. AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 319 Kentucky HB 319 (2018RS)
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T. Moore
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Kentucky HB 319 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to business opportunities for United States military and veterans. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the Commonwealth to issue within 30 days a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a United States military service member or veteran who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or other document and currently holds or recently held a valid equivalent license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB 319 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HCA1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source
  5. SFA1 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • DJ Johnson — primary (person)
  • J. Richards — primary (person)
  • T. Moore — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-02-06 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-02-08 To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-02-20 Posted in committee
  • 2018-02-28 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitutes (1) and committee amendment (1-title) reading-1
  • 2018-03-01 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-01 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
  • 2018-03-02 3rd reading, passed 82-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-05 Received in Senate
  • 2018-03-06 To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-15 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar reading-1
  • 2018-03-16 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-20 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
  • 2018-03-22 Floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2018-03-22 3rd reading, passed 37-0 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-22 Received in House
  • 2018-03-22 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-27 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-27 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-04-02 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 58) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43f14abf-71d8-437b-9dc4-80bc869eda84. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).