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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to fire protection."
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description: "Amend KRS 227.331 to define \"fire protection official\"; require anyone who violates any administrative regulation, emergency order, or final order of the fire protection official be subject to an administrative fine or suspension or revocation of certificate of authority, occupancy, or other license or permit; authorize the fire protection official to enforce proper orders of or taken by the fire protection official in Circuit Court; require all actions for enforcement, recovery of administrative fines, and injunctive relief for violations to be brought in the name of the fire protection official."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 565"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 565 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Boards And Commissions", "Fire Prevention", "Firefighters And Fire Departments", "Occupations And Professions"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "M. Dossett"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8c02e4-9cae-4f2f-ab96-a27106d94a80"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb565.html"
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source_hash: "2d35c2697f62a498069f16289fde3399a39a486b1c547a28df4abcadbe3a7f74"
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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 565 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to fire protection.
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Amend KRS 227.331 to define "fire protection official"; require anyone who violates any administrative regulation, emergency order, or final order of the fire protection official be subject to an administrative fine or suspension or revocation of certificate of authority, occupancy, or other license or permit; authorize the fire protection official to enforce proper orders of or taken by the fire protection official in Circuit Court; require all actions for enforcement, recovery of administrative fines, and injunctive relief for violations to be brought in the name of the fire protection official.
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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/26RS/hb565/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 47** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0047.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb565/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Pass — **91–0** (pass) · lower
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- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 565 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
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- M. Dossett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
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- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
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- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47) `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/1e8c02e4-9cae-4f2f-ab96-a27106d94a80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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