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Bill AN ACT relating to amusement rides and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 247.232 to define "department"; amend KRS 247.233 to replace the Commissioner of Agriculture with the Department of Agriculture as the entity responsible for monitoring amusement ride regulations and inspections; amend KRS 247.234 to require an owner of an amusement ride or attraction business to register the business with the department; require an amusement ride or attraction to be permitted; require registrants to furnish proof of insurance of not less than $1,000,000; require registrants to provide proof of financial responsibility in the sum of $1,000,000; require an inspection of each amusement ride or attraction; amend KRS 247.236 to authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations; APPROPRIATION. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2022RS HB 273 Kentucky HB 273 (2022RS)
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Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
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Amusements and Recreation
Appropriations
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D. Fister
R. Heath
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Kentucky HB 273 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to amusement rides and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 247.232 to define "department"; amend KRS 247.233 to replace the Commissioner of Agriculture with the Department of Agriculture as the entity responsible for monitoring amusement ride regulations and inspections; amend KRS 247.234 to require an owner of an amusement ride or attraction business to register the business with the department; require an amusement ride or attraction to be permitted; require registrants to furnish proof of insurance of not less than $1,000,000; require registrants to provide proof of financial responsibility in the sum of $1,000,000; require an inspection of each amusement ride or attraction; amend KRS 247.236 to authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations; APPROPRIATION.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 80 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASS HB 273 — pass (pass) · lower
  • Pass — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • D. Fister — primary (person)
  • R. Heath — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 to Agriculture (H) referral-committee
  • 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 11, 2022
  • 2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-3 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 to Agriculture (S) referral-committee
  • 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
  • 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day passage
  • 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 passage, reading-3
  • 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/56a06855-6c73-4e62-9a0e-c600deca2e55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).