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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to service animals."
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description: "Amend KRS 525.010 to define \"electronic detection dog\" and \"police dog\"; amend KRS 525.220 to only allow the protection of self or others in instances of unlawful force; amend KRS 525.200 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as Bo's Law."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2023RS"
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identifier: "HB 115"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 115 (2023RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Dogs", "Horses and Horse Racing", "Local Mandate", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d27a315-5964-4876-96f1-32963df14606"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb115.html"
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source_hash: "d1eeb2c53231e78cd58113e19b5fa9c34bbdb8821e9093096d4f3466aef8aed9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 115 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to service animals.
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Amend KRS 525.010 to define "electronic detection dog" and "police dog"; amend KRS 525.220 to only allow the protection of self or others in instances of unlawful force; amend KRS 525.200 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as Bo's Law.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb115/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0169.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb115/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS HB 115 — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
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- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
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- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 169) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d27a315-5964-4876-96f1-32963df14606`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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