republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-397.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to the licensure of military-connected individuals.	Amend KRS 12.245 to include military orders documenting a military assignment transfer to Kentucky as valid proof of military service; ensure occupational licensing compacts in Kentucky take precedence for a United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, veteran, or their spouse.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2024RS	HB 397	Kentucky HB 397 (2024RS)	bill	Compacts Interstate Licensing Military Affairs and Civil Defense Occupations and Professions Veterans	enacted	M. Koch S. Bratcher	3	21	2	2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00	2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/7a352835-c067-4837-81c7-6419c9f861c1	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb397.html	ffe61ebf9288cd9d19d01a31b4735c48631c203186bbf5b367475cc610c69a5d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 397 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the licensure of military-connected individuals.

Amend KRS 12.245 to include military orders documenting a military assignment transfer to Kentucky as valid proof of military service; ensure occupational licensing compacts in Kentucky take precedence for a United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, veteran, or their spouse.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 137 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASS HB 397 — pass (pass) · lower
• Pass — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• M. Koch — primary (person)
• S. Bratcher — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) referral-committee
• 2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
• 2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 95-0 passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
• 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
• 2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day passage
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 137) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7a352835-c067-4837-81c7-6419c9f861c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).