# Kentucky HB 216: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 216, AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Myron Dossett (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 102)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB216-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 216 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and declaring an emergency. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-27, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 102) - Sponsor: Myron Dossett (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: State Agencies, State Employees, Agriculture, Retroactive Legislation, Ethics - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (236 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some Kentucky agriculture employees gain funding access: benefit, low. The law lifts an ethics ban for Kentucky Department of Agriculture employees outside the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy. They can participate in, apply for, or receive funds, awards, and contracts administered by the department through that office. This includes programs through the Agricul… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Myron Dossett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kim King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Bivens (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | House | passed | pass | 79 | 15 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-27: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 102) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-27: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (Senate) - 2025-03-27: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: passed 79-15 (House) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (House) - 2025-03-27: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-27: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-19: Vetoed - 2025-03-07: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-07: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-07: received in House (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd reading, passed 32-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-21: to Agriculture (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 (House) - 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-07: to Agriculture (H) (House) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-04: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb216/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb216/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb216/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb216/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB216-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).