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HB 142 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 150.170 to require the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to issue a minimum of 5 deer destruction permits to any landowner, spouse, dependent child, or their designee whose lands or personal property have been damaged by wildlife; establish provisions for the renewal of deer destruction permits; require the department to issue a deer permit for the taking of 1 additional antlered deer during a hunting season to any requesting individual; amend KRS 150.390 to allow any licensed or permitted person to take antlerless deer for a period of 10 days following the conclusion of a muzzle-loading gun season; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated to reflect its final status after being vetoed and overridden by the legislature, changing the document header and page count. Substantively, the text of the act regarding wildlife depredation and licensing exemptions appears unchanged, though the formatting and line numbers were adjusted during the amendment process.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text governing wildlife licenses and exemptions is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to indicate the bill was 'Vetoed and Overridden' and the page count increased from 6 to 7 pages.

Line numbers and spacing were adjusted throughout the text to accommodate the new header and formatting.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 30-6
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 86-11
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
veto overridden
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 81-7
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Agriculture (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Agriculture (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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