republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2021rs/sb-171.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to local government and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to local government and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 171"
citation: "Kentucky SB 171 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Banks and Financial Institutions", "Bonds", "Public", "Cities", "Cities", "Home Rule Class", "Collective Bargaining", "Financial Responsibility", "Licensing", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "Occupations and Professions", "Parks and Shrines", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Police", "City and County", "Public Health", "Securities", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Meredith", "W. Schroder"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba79d09d-67fc-4da0-860a-32f619f3ff43"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb171.html"
source_hash: "90ae0e307c53cb1fcef15c11a312cae11fe3b479b0b82e09b5558549f1a0e9e0"
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 SB 171 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to local government 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/sb171/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0152.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb171/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS SB 171 AS AMENDED — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 171 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 171 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Meredith — primary (person)
- W. Schroder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `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 Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) for Thursday, March 11, 2021
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 34-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **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 consideration of Governor's veto for Monday, March 29, 2021
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 36-1 `passage`
- **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 81-11 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 152) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba79d09d-67fc-4da0-860a-32f619f3ff43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).