AN ACT relating to amusement rides and attractions and declaring an emergency.
     Create a new section of KRS 247.232 to 247.236 to require every person engaged in the for-profit business of providing temporary amusement attractions within the same county or within five miles of any public fair or exposition sanctioned by the Department of Agriculture and operated by a public fair association to pay a license fee of $2,000 to the fiscal court for each day of operation, within the time period of thirty days before and seven days after the sanctioned fair, if the temporary attraction is not operating in connection with the public fair; except temporary attractions sanctioned by the Department of Agriculture in contiguous counties, those operating under the authority of a religious or educational organization, those with six or fewer kiddie rides, and those that are nonprofit or charitable organizations before the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 247.232 to conform; EMERGENCY.

     Jan 10-introduced in Senate; to Agriculture and Natural Resources (S)
     Feb 13-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)
     Feb 14-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2003
     Feb 18-3rd reading, passed 35-1 with committee amendment (1)
     Feb 19-received in House
     Feb 20-to Agriculture and Small Business (H)
     Feb 25-posted in committee
     Feb 26-posting waived
     Feb 27-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Feb 28-2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 5-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 6, 2003
     Mar 6-3rd reading, passed 93-0; received in Senate
     Mar 10-enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor; signed by Governor (Acts ch. 28)