AN ACT relating to the Department of Agriculture and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 150.021 to remove the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, administratively attach the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to the Department of Agriculture, transfer records associated with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to the department; amend KRS 150.022 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to appoint members of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission; amend KRS 12.020, 150.061, 235.010, 235.030, 235.130, and 246.030 to conform; make provisions for vacated appointments and process of new appointments; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Last action Mar 25, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
5
Mar 25, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
passed 20-16 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (4-title)
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (2-title) ruled out of order
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
to Agriculture (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Howell
RRepublican
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