AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
92–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 98
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican78
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Feb 29, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 2)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-0
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Storm
RRepublican
P
Damon Thayer
RRepublican
P
Don Douglas
RRepublican
P
Gex Williams
RRepublican
P
Greg Elkins
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tichenor
RRepublican
P
Matt Deneen
RRepublican
P
Max Wise
RRepublican
P
Mike Wilson
RRepublican
P
Phillip Wheeler
RRepublican
P
Robby Mills
RRepublican
P
Shelley Frommeyer
RRepublican
P
Steve Meredith
RRepublican
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