KY SB 155
enactedAN ACT relating to animal health emergencies and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 155 pass?
Yes. KY SB 155 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)
What is KY SB 155 about?
Amend KRS 39A.020 to define "animal health emergency"; amend KRS 39A.100 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the state veterinarian, to declare an animal health emergency; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture emergency powers to order veterinary or veterinary technician services, request that the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet waive regulatory requirements relating to the transportation of animal feed stock or medicine; order the quarantine of any livestock, poultry, domesticated animal, article, or equipment serving as a vector of communicable disease; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish roadblocks with the assistance of state and local law enforcement and game wardens employed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to prevent the transportation of animals, articles, or equipment ordered quarantined; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to purchase goods and services needed to stop the spread of the communicable disease without regard to the Model Procurement Code established in KRS Chapter 45A; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to request emergency assistance from any local government or special district, state agency, and the Governor in order to initiate any request for federal assistance.
Who sponsors KY SB 155?
J. Carpenter is the primary sponsor of KY SB 155.
Description
Amend KRS 39A.020 to define "animal health emergency"; amend KRS 39A.100 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the state veterinarian, to declare an animal health emergency; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture emergency powers to order veterinary or veterinary technician services, request that the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet waive regulatory requirements relating to the transportation of animal feed stock or medicine; order the quarantine of any livestock, poultry, domesticated animal, article, or equipment serving as a vector of communicable disease; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish roadblocks with the assistance of state and local law enforcement and game wardens employed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to prevent the transportation of animals, articles, or equipment ordered quarantined; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to purchase goods and services needed to stop the spread of the communicable disease without regard to the Model Procurement Code established in KRS Chapter 45A; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to request emergency assistance from any local government or special district, state agency, and the Governor in order to initiate any request for federal assistance.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-03 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Carpenterprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-03
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)
executive-signature
2026-03-25
delivered to Governor
2026-03-25
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-25
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-25
passed 37-1
passage
2026-03-25
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25
taken from Rules
2026-03-25
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-25
received in Senate
2026-03-24
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-12
to Agriculture (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
received in House
2026-02-12
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-06
to Agriculture (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 155
2026-02-12 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Pass
2026-03-24 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- King: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Callaway: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 155 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T)
2026-03-25 · pass · 37-1
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Tichenor: no
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