AN ACT relating to fire protection.
Summary
Amend KRS 227.331 to define "fire protection official"; require anyone who violates any administrative regulation, emergency order, or final order of the fire protection official be subject to an administrative fine or suspension or revocation of certificate of authority, occupancy, or other license or permit; authorize the fire protection official to enforce proper orders of or taken by the fire protection official in Circuit Court; require all actions for enforcement, recovery of administrative fines, and injunctive relief for violations to be brought in the name of the fire protection official. .
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Signed Apr 7, 2026
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The document underwent a technical reformatting process where the bill number was updated from 'BR 1810' to 'HB 565' and the state identifier changed from 'Jacketed' to 'GA'. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this text.
TECHNICAL
The bill identifier was updated from 'BR 1810' to 'HB 565' and the state designation was changed from 'Jacketed' to 'GA' to reflect the correct legislative session and state code.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 91-0
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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