republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2021rs/hb-192.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities."
description: "AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 192"
citation: "Kentucky HB 192 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Appropriations", "Area Development Districts", "Attorney General", "Attorney", "Commonwealth's", "Attorney", "County", "Auditor of Public Accounts", "Boards and Commissions", "Budget and Financial Administration", "Capital Construction", "Corrections and Correctional Facilities", "State", "Economic Development", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Education", "Finance", "Education", "Higher", "Education", "Vocational", "Energy", "Environment and Conservation", "Fish and Wildlife", "Governor", "Homeland Security", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Housing", "Building", "and Construction", "Jails and Jailers", "Labor and Industry", "Lieutenant Governor", "Local Government", "Lottery", "Medicaid", "Mental Health", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Police", "State", "Probation and Parole", "Prosecutors", "Public Advocate", "Public Buildings and Grounds", "Public Officers and Employees", "Public Records and Reports", "Public Salaries", "Public Utilities", "Retirement and Pensions", "Secretary of State", "State Agencies", "State Employees", "Tobacco", "Tourism", "Treasurer", "Universities and Colleges", "Workers' Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Southworth", "B. Reed", "J. Petrie", "R. Dotson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85004e70-608d-4112-a001-945837d0d75b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb192.html"
source_hash: "c61a4c0057fc289285c4d235e780cb290bc5a9d7db2dff17df3bc861d64b7535"
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 192 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

## 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/hb192/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0169.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb192/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS HB 192 W/ fccr — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 192 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 192 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- R. Dotson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 71-22 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 13, 2021
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** passed 32-0-1 with Committee Substitute `passage`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day for concurrence or non-concurrence
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 30-0-6 `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 74-23 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** line items 1 through 20 vetoed
- **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** line item vetoes #6 and #9 not overridden
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** line item vetoes #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, and #20 overridden
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 71-24 `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** line item vetoes #1, #3, #4, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, and #20 overridden
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 31-7 `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`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** line item vetoes #2, #5, #6, and #9 not overridden
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85004e70-608d-4112-a001-945837d0d75b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).