Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB 39
AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person in written or electronic form; allow the stocking of certain largemouth bass in private lakes and ponds without restriction; exempt a bona fide private landowner from any lake or pond stocking restrictions except with regard to prohibitions on the stocking of invasive fish.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 39 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HFA 2, HFA 4, HCA 1 (T) | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 27, 2026 Senate | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | PASS SB 39 w/ SFA 6 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 93) - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
delivered to Governor - Mar 31, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
passed 38-0 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (4), (2) and (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (4), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
to Rules (S) - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (4) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
taken from Rules - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
floor amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 25, 2026 · House
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H) - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
1st reading - Mar 25, 2026 · House
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H) - Mar 5, 2026 · House
to Natural Resources & Energy (H) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
received in House - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
passed 29-8 with Floor Amendment (6) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendments (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) withdrawn - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
taken from Rules - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (6) filed - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (5) filed - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (4) filed - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading, to Rules - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) - Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
introduced in Senate