KY SB 37

enacted

AN ACT relating to state symbols.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 37 pass?

Yes. KY SB 37 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-27): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200)

What is KY SB 37 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.

Who sponsors KY SB 37?

R. Webb is the primary sponsor of KY SB 37.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Latest action: 2026-04-27 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200)
executive-signature
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
passed 36-1
passage
2026-04-15
Senate concurred in Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
2026-04-15
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
2026-04-15
taken from Rules (S)
2026-04-15
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
received in Senate
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 83-7 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-27
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-26
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-13
to Agriculture (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
received in House
2026-02-27
3rd reading, passed 36-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-02-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
2026-02-25
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-30
to Agriculture (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
introduced in Senate
introduction

Versions

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Current/FinalCompare
Acts Chapter 200Compare
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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 37
2026-02-27 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Boswell: not voting
- West: not voting
Suspend the Rules
2026-04-15 · pass · 75-3
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: no
- Lawrence: no
- Rudy: no
- Baker: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lewis C: not voting
- Nemes: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Blanton: not voting
- Hale: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Bray: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Hodgson: not voting
- Miles: not voting
- Smith: not voting
- White: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
Adopt
2026-04-15 · pass · 64-17
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: no
- Dotson: no
- Lawrence: no
- Lockett: no
- Proctor: no
- Bratcher S.: no
- Fugate: no
- Lewis C: no
- McCool: no
- Rabourn: no
- Bridges: no
- Hale: no
- Lewis S: no
- Petrie: no
- Rudy: no
- Doan: no
- Hodgson: no
- Bray: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Miles: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Brown: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Moser: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Clines: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- White: not voting
- Callaway: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
Pass
2026-04-15 · pass · 83-7
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Baker: no
- Doan: no
- Proctor: no
- Rabourn: no
- Rudy: no
- Callaway: no
- Petrie: no
- Bray: abstain
- Miles: abstain
- Upchurch: abstain
- Burke: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 37 w/ HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T)
2026-04-15 · pass · 36-1
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: 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
- Raque Adams: no
- Girdler: not voting

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb37.html

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