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Senate Bill 45

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Last Action 02/13/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title AN ACT relating to agritourism.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1060
Sponsors R. Webb, M. Deneen, M. Wilson
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of "agritourism activity"; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity; require that an agritourism activity comply with public health and safety requirements and any existing law enforceable by police powers of local government.
Index Headings of Original Version Agriculture - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints
Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Agritourism activity, livestock, poultry, and equine, inclusion
Cities - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints
Counties - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints, compliance, existing law
Local Government - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints, compliance, existing law
Small Business - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints
Planning And Zoning - Agritourism activity, compliance with zoning requirements
Tourism - Agritourism activity, prohibition on local restraints
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
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Actions

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01/07/26
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/30/26
  • to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
02/02/26
  • reassigned to Agriculture (S)
02/10/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/11/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
02/12/26
  • floor amendment (1) filed
  • 3rd reading, passed 26-12
02/13/26
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary Amend the definition of "agritourism activity" to exclude any activity that has historically involved the utilization of a working animal; delete the definition of "working animal"; require that an ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation enacted prior to the effective date of this Act remain in effect until replaced or modified; allow a city, town, county, or other political subdivision to adopt or enforce any provision requiring an agritourism activity to comply with minimum standards.
Index Headings Agriculture - Agritourism activity, working animal, exclusion
Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Agritourism activity, working animal, exclusion
Cities - Agritourism activity, local legislation, minimum standards, compliance
Counties - Agritourism activity, local legislation, minimum standards, compliance
Local Government - Agritourism activity, local legislation, minimum standards, compliance
Planning And Zoning - Agritourism activity, working animal, exclusion, local legislation, compliance
Small Business - Agritourism activity, working animal, exclusion, local legislation, minimum standards, compliance
Tourism - Agritourism activity, working animal, exclusion, local legislation, minimum standards, compliance

Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)