2024 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
SB5: AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Legislative Summary
Amends KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands; EMERGENCY.
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Bill History
1/2/2024
introduced in Senate
Senate
1/2/2024
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
1/3/2024
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
Senate
1/4/2024
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
1/5/2024
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
1/5/2024
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Senate
1/9/2024
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
1/10/2024
received in House
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/23/2024
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/23/2024
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2024
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
3rd reading, passed 92-0
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
received in Senate
Senate
2/27/2024
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Senate
2/27/2024
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Senate
2/27/2024
delivered to Governor
Senate
2/29/2024
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Substitute
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment
Senate Committee Amendment 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS# 148
2/26/2024
92
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 2857
1/9/2024
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(2/29/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Primary Sponsor

Gex Williams
Republican
Co-Sponsors (13)
Damon Thayer
Republican
Matthew Deneen
Republican
Donald Douglas
Republican
Greg Elkins
Republican
Shelley Frommeyer
Republican
Stephen Meredith
Republican
Robert Mills
Republican
Brandon Storm
Republican
Lindsey Tichenor
Republican
Johnnie Turner
Republican
Phillip Wheeler
Republican
Mike Wilson
Republican
George Wise
Republican