republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2025rs/sb-245.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 150.022 to require that a Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission member whose reappointment confirmation is declined by the Senate shall vacate his or her seat upon the date of sine die adjournment of the session in which the confirmation was declined."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "SB 245"
citation: "Kentucky SB 245 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Confirmation of Appointments", "Fish and Wildlife", "General Assembly", "Hunting and Fishing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c965eaf-7f95-49d0-8afc-7217eb88225c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb245.html"
source_hash: "490cea7e3a04f8529526bd7d744c74f1d9a29ca09433a693d7cece7e1a975266"
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 245 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 150.022 to require that a Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission member whose reappointment confirmation is declined by the Senate shall vacate his or her seat upon the date of sine die adjournment of the session in which the confirmation was declined.

## 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/25RS/sb245/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0116.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb245/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 245 W/ scs1 scta1 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Override Veto Final Passage SB 245 — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — **77–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — **87–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3) and (4) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-6 `passage`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 77-15 `passage`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 116) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c965eaf-7f95-49d0-8afc-7217eb88225c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).