# Kentucky SB 214: AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 214, AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Howell (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-17 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB214-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 214 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-19 - Last action: 2026-04-17, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187) - Sponsor: Jason Howell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Agriculture, Appropriations, Effective Dates, Emergency, Financial Responsibility, State Agencies, Budget And Financial Administration, Funds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (173 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More funding tools for Agriculture Department: benefit, low. The Department of Agriculture can accept federal aid, nonfederal money, grants, gifts, donations, and commodities for its programs. It can receive funds from the General Assembly and other lawful sources, and must apportion and pay them out under state or federal law. The Commissioner can sign agre… - New urban youth agriculture program: mixed, low. The law creates the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative run by University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University Extension offices, with partners. A pilot starts January 1, 2027 in one or more offices. Full programs may begin September 1, 2027 as funding allows, with possible expansion o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Howell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-17: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187) - 2026-04-15: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-15: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-04-15: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-15: passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-15: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-15: 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: floor amendments (7) and (8-title) filed (House) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: floor amendments (3), (4-title), (5) and (6-title) filed (House) - 2026-03-26: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed (House) - 2026-03-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-24: to Agriculture (H) (House) - 2026-02-26: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-26: received in House (House) - 2026-02-26: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-24: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-20: to Agriculture (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-15: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb214/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb214/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb214/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb214/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [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-SB214-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).