HB 246 - Kentucky House (2026RS) - AN ACT relating to animal control officers. - Bill Sponsor

Kentucky House Bill 246

Session 2026RS

AN ACT relating to animal control officers.

Active

Passed House on Mar 2, 2026

First Action

Jan 8, 2026

Latest Action

Mar 3, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

246

State

Kentucky

Session

2026RS

Sponsorship by Party

Beverly Chester-Burton

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Daniel Grossberg

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Jennifer Henson Decker

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Pamela Stevenson

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Stephanie Dietz

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House Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 2, 2026

Motion Text

Pass

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Didn't Vote

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Adrielle Camuel

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Yes

Yes

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Ashley Tackett Laferty

Yes

Beverly Chester-Burton

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Yes

Didn't Vote

Candy Massaroni

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Daniel Grossberg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Felicia Rabourn

Didn't Vote

George Brown Jr

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Didn't Vote

Yes

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Jennifer Henson Decker

Yes

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Yes

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Kimberly Poore Moser

Yes

Lewis C

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Marianne Proctor

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Mary Lou Marzian

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Michael Meredith

Yes

Michael Sarge Pollock

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Pamela Stevenson

Yes

Patrick Flannery

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Savannah Maddox

Didn't Vote

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Shawn McPherson

Yes

Stephanie Dietz

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Yes

Didn't Vote

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Didn't Vote

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Tina Bojanowski

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William Lawrence

Didn't Vote

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require animal control officers to receive training on recognizing child abuse; provide that the Act may be cited as Kyan's Law.

Text (2)

Current

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb246/bill.pdf

Introduced

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb246/orig_bill.pdf

Documents (2)

Proposed House Committee Substitute 1

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB246/HCS1.pdf

Fiscal Note

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb246/LM.pdf

Actions (9)

Show Only Major Actions

03/03/2026

Senate

to Committee on Committees (S)

03/03/2026

Senate

received in Senate

03/02/2026

House

3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

02/25/2026

House

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026

02/25/2026

House

2nd reading, to Rules

02/24/2026

House

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

01/15/2026

House

to Local Government (H)

01/08/2026

House

to Committee on Committees (H)

01/08/2026

House

introduced in House

Sources

KY Legislature

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb246.html

Open States

https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB246/

Record Created

Jan 8, 2026 10:36:19 PM

Record Updated

Mar 4, 2026 1:05:19 AM