republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2021rs/hb-475.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health."
description: "AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 475"
citation: "Kentucky HB 475 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabilities and the Disabled", "Labor and Industry", "Technical Corrections", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "M. Hart", "R. Mills", "R. Webber", "T. Huff", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3be46d7a-b02c-46f5-ab2e-230f2abc255b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb475.html"
source_hash: "38eb2b9027b1be4ada5f01859bc642bedc7379525eb5330767b5271700b66817"
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 HB 475 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.

## 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/21RS/hb475/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0162.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb475/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 475 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 475 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 63-35 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (1) and (2), and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 23-13 with floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 59-35 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 63-31 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 23-15 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3be46d7a-b02c-46f5-ab2e-230f2abc255b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).