KY SB 155

enacted

AN ACT relating to animal health emergencies and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-03 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-03
introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-06
to Agriculture (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-12
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-13
received in House
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
to Agriculture (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-24
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-25
received in Senate
2026-03-25
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-25
taken from Rules
2026-03-25
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25
passed 37-1
passage
2026-03-25
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-25
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-25
delivered to Governor
2026-04-03
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)
executive-signature

Versions

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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

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb155.html

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