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HB 271 — AN ACT relating to the Department of Agriculture.
Last action — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 215)
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amend KRS 247.220 to allow a designee to represent the Commissioner of Agriculture on the Fair Council; replace the Kentucky Colt Racing Association with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on the Fair Council; allow a designee to represent the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment on the Fair Council; add an additional representative to the Fair Council experienced in showing livestock or animal agriculture; amend KRS 247.800 to remove the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet from the agritourism program; amend KRS 247.802 to revise the required duties of the agritourism program; amend KRS 247.804 to remove 11 seats from the Agritourism Advisory Council; amend KRS 247.806 to conform; amend KRS 247.808 to state that members of the Agritourism Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and that seven members shall constitute a quorum; amend KRS 247.810 to remove references to the Secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet; amend KRS 257.230 to require the state veterinarian to enforce administrative regulations of the board pertaining to livestock, poultry, and fish.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
157 added · 206 removed157 line(s) added, 206 removed.
UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY215 221 RSCHAPTER 215 ( HB 271/VO271 ) AN ACT relating to the Department of Agriculture.
Page 1 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO b.
The Co-chairsco-chairs of the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture;
and Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (d) Appoints one (1) or more members to its fair board from local livestock associations, horsemen's associations, and county farm bureaus, and selects Page 2 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO one (1) or more county extension agents and vocational agriculture teachers for counties served by the fair as members of the board.
The Office of Agritourism shall Page 3 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO report on the plan to the Agritourism Advisory Council at the request of the council;
Page 4 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO (b) Agritourism funding opportunities, including but not limited to grants, loans, and partnerships;
CHAPTER 215 3 (3)[(6)] Working and partnering with federal, state, and local organizations to carry out the purposes of KRS 247.800 to 247.810;
Page 5 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO (j) Licking River Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council;
(k) Buffalo Trace Covered Bridge Authority;] (e)[(l)](e)[(l)]Kentucky Kentucky Chamber of Commerce;
Sitting members shall be Page 6 of 7 HB027190.100 - 1208 - XXXX Vetoed and Overriden UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 271/VO eligible for reappointment.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (3) The Agritourism Advisory Council shall meet annually or at the request of the chair.
PageVeto 7Overridden ofand 7Signed HB027190.100by -Secretary 1208of -State XXXXApril Vetoed14, and2022. Overriden
Action History
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delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 215)
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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received in House
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passed 29-8
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veto overridden
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posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
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to Rules (S)
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received in Senate
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passed 73-20
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veto overridden
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posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
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taken from Rules
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to Rules (H)
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received in House
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Vetoed
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delivered to Governor
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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received in House
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3rd reading, passed 36-0
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floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
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posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
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2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
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to Agriculture (S)
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to Committee on Committees (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 92-0
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 24, 2022
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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to Agriculture (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsors
- Josh Calloway · Primary
- R. Heath · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Josh Calloway Republican
- R. Heath
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (136)
136 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 136 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 73 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 20% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Donohue | — | Nay |
| Jenkins | — | Nay |
| Palumbo | — | Nay |
| Flood | — | Nay |
| Raymond | — | Nay |
| Burch | — | Nay |
| Wheatley | — | Nay |
| Cantrell | — | Nay |
| Minter | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Not Voting |
| Meredith | — | Not Voting |
| Westrom | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Kirk McCormick | — | Yea |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Nay |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Nay |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Not Voting |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Nay |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Nay |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Nay |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Nay |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 22% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (37)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | — | Yea |
| Hornback | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Schroder | — | Yea |
| Castlen | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| McGarvey | — | Nay |
| Parrett | — | Nay |
| Thomas | — | Nay |
| Yates | — | Nay |
| Harper Angel | — | Nay |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Nay |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | — | Yea |
| Parrett | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Hornback | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Schroder | — | Yea |
| Castlen | — | Yea |
| McGarvey | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Harper Angel | — | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Jenkins | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| Minter | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Flood | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Burch | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Westrom | — | Yea |
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Wheatley | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Not Voting |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 271 do?
- Amend KRS 247.220 to allow a designee to represent the Commissioner of Agriculture on the Fair Council; replace the Kentucky Colt Racing Association with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on the Fair Council; allow a designee to represent the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment on the Fair Council; add an additional representative to the Fair Council experienced in showing livestock or animal agriculture; amend KRS 247.800 to remove the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet from the agritourism program; amend KRS 247.802 to revise the required duties of the agritourism program; amend KRS 247.804 to remove 11 seats from the Agritourism Advisory Council; amend KRS 247.806 to conform; amend KRS 247.808 to state that members of the Agritourism Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and that seven members shall constitute a quorum; amend KRS 247.810 to remove references to the Secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet; amend KRS 257.230 to require the state veterinarian to enforce administrative regulations of the board pertaining to livestock, poultry, and fish.
- Who sponsors HB 271?
- HB 271 is sponsored by Josh Calloway (Republican) and R. Heath.
- What is the current status of HB 271?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 271?
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