Kentucky
General Assembly

01/07/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/09/25	to Agriculture (S)
02/18/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/19/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
02/20/25	floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1) 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/21/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/25/25	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/04/25	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/05/25	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/11/25	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) filed
03/12/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except allow a low-interest loan as an incentive; require additional information in the annual report prepared by the board; require the memorandum of agreement to establish the type of incentive awarded; prohibit disclosure of records relating to applications for incentives that are denied; amend KRS 154.12-213 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to coordinate with and seek guidance from the Commissioner of Agriculture; amend KRS 248.709 to authorize the Agricultural Development Board to participate in making or purchasing insured mortgage or other types of loans to qualified applicants related to the incentive awards.
Index Headings	Economic Development - Agricultural economic development, program establishment Land Use - Agricultural economic development, program establishment Agriculture - Agricultural economic development, program establishment Reports Mandated - Agricultural economic development board, annual report

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except increase the number of members on the board from five to six members; require the Commissioner of Agriculture to select members from lists provided by the Kentucky Association for Economic Development, the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation, and the Agricultural Development Board; decrease the term from four to two years; attach the board to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy for administrative purposes; amend KRS 246.030 to abolish the Department of Agriculture's Shows and Fairs Division, and establish the Farm Safety and Rural Health Division and the Division of Agricultural Economic Development; amend KRS 247.220 to conform; make technical changes.
Index Headings	Economic Development - Agricultural economic development, program establishment Economic Development - Division of Agricultural Economic Development in Department of Agriculture, creation Fairs - Shows and Fairs Division in Department of Agriculture, abolition Reorganization - Department of Agriculture, reorganization Reorganization - Office of Agricultural Economic Development, Farm Safety and Rural Health Division, creation Reorganization - Shows and Fairs Division in Department of Agriculture, abolition Agriculture - Agricultural economic development, program establishment Agriculture - Department of Agriculture, reorganization Reports Mandated - Agricultural economic development board, annual report

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Osborne
Summary	Amend KRS 12.020 to move the Kentucky Communications Network from the Office of the Governor to the Deparment of Agriculture; amend KRS 12.023, 154.15-020, and 154.15-030 to conform.
Index Headings	State Agencies - Office of the Governor, Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Communications Network, transfer Agriculture - Kentucky Communications Network, transfer to Governor - Kentucky Communications Network, transfer from Communications - Kentucky Communications Network, administrative transfer

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Osborne
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 28/GA