republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2021rs/hb-518.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 518"
citation: "Kentucky HB 518 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Boards and Commissions", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Fairs", "Governor", "Tourism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Reed", "B. Wesley", "C. Massey", "D. Fister", "D. Givens", "D. Parrett", "N. Tate", "R. Heath"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcf68bc1-5cdd-4e0c-92e6-6581d055ffa3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb518.html"
source_hash: "e60119c907c68aeb7b4f7e043538dacf4ba7b092178d3579ef69fc2bf629080c"
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 518 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board and declaring an emergency.

## 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/hb518/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0163.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb518/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 518 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 518 W/ sfa2 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Givens — primary (person)
- D. Parrett — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 72-23 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Agriculture (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed 32-2 with floor amendment (2) `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (2)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate floor amendment (2)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** passed 74-18 `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+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 72-24 `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 32-6 `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. 163) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcf68bc1-5cdd-4e0c-92e6-6581d055ffa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).