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HB142 House Bill
Passed
2026-03-04

AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 150.170 to require the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to issue a minimum of 5 deer destruction permits to any landowner, spouse, dependent child, or their designee whose lands or personal property have been damaged by wildlife; establish provisions for the renewal of deer destruction permits; require the department to issue a deer permit for the taking of 1 additional antlered deer during a hunting season to any requesting individual; amend KRS 150.390 to allow any licensed or permitted person to take antlerless deer for a period of 10 days following the conclusion of a muzzle-loading gun season; EMERGENCY.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb142....

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Sponsors

Michael Pollock (Rep - R)
Myron Dossett (Rep - R)
Ryan Bivens (Rep - R)
Beverly Chester-Burton (Rep - D)
Shawn McPherson (Rep - R)
Steven Rudy (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 H passed 81-7
2026-03-31 H House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31 H posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31 H to Rules (H)
2026-03-31 H received in House
2026-03-31 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-26 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-25 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-24 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-13 S to Agriculture (S)
2026-03-04 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-04 S received in Senate
2026-03-03 H 3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-02 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
2026-02-26 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-25 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-14 H to Agriculture (H)
2026-01-07 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-03-03 House: Veto Override RCS# 184 Yea: 78 Nay: 16
2026-03-31 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4041 Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-03-31 House: Veto Override RCS# 395 Yea: 81 Nay: 7

Committee Referrals

2026-01-07 H Committee On Committees
2026-01-14 H Agriculture
2026-02-26 H Rules
2026-03-04 S Committee on Committees
2026-03-13 S Agriculture
2026-03-25 S Rules
2026-03-31 H Rules

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute
0000-00-00 Senate Committee Substitute

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Engrossed
0000-00-00 Enrolled

Subjects

Agriculture Effective Dates, Emergency Fish and Wildlife Hunting and Fishing Land Use Landlord and Tenant State Agencies

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