Kentucky House Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-6)
Status: Passed on March 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-31 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 147)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the wagering administration fund from sports wagering taxes and fees; direct use of that fund toward related administrative expenses of the Public Protection Cabinet; deposit all remaining funds in the Kentucky permanent pension fund; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks; limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; establish sports wagering licensure requirements; prohibit participants from wagering on events in which they participate and from tampering with the outcome of a sporting event; amend KRS 230.210 to define "interactive sports wagering technology and service provider," "sporting event," and "sports wagering"; amend KRS 230.215 to declare the intent to allow citizens to enjoy sports wagering and allow the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions under which sports wagering is to be conducted; amend KRS 230.990 to penalize participants or licensee employees who wager on sporting events or any person who tampers with the outcome of a sporting event; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define “adjusted gross income” and impose a tax on sports wagering; amend KRS 243.500, 525.090, 528.010, 528.020, 528.070, and 528.080 to exempt sports wagering; amend KRS 68.182, 91.202, 92.282, 230.225, 230.240, 230.260, 230.310, and 230.361 to conform; add severability clause; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Michael Meredith [R]	Rep. Alan Gentry [D]	Rep. Chad Aull [D]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]
Rep. Jared Bauman [R]	Rep. Jonathan Dixon [R]	Rep. Patrick Flannery [R]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]
Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Matthew Koch [R]	Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]
Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]	Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson [D]	Rep. Killian Timoney [R]	Rep. Nicolas Wilson [R]

2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2765 (Y: 25 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 220 (Y: 63 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-13 - House - House: Adopt HFA 3 RCS# 219 (Y: 39 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [FAIL]
2023-03-13 - House - House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 218 (Y: 84 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-31	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 147)
2023-03-30	House	delivered to Governor
2023-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-30	House	received in House
2023-03-30	Senate	3rd reading, passed 25-12
2023-03-30	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
2023-03-16	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-15	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2023-03-14	Senate	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
2023-03-14	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-14	Senate	received in Senate
2023-03-13	House	passed 63-34 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (5)
2023-03-13	House	floor amendments (2) and (3) defeated
2023-03-13	House	3rd reading
2023-03-13	House	floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-10	House	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2023-03-10	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023
2023-03-10	House	floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-09	House	floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-08	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-08	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-07	House	returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2023-03-07	House	1st reading
2023-03-07	House	taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2023-02-24	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2023-02-22	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb551.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb551/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb551/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0147.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb551/HCS1AA.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb551/HCS1CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb551/HCS1LM.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HFA2.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HFA3.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HFA4.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB551/HFA5.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb551/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb551/CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb551/vote_history.pdf