Kentucky House Bill 142

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 174)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Michael Pollock [R]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Rep. Ryan Bivens [R]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]
Rep. Shawn McPherson [R]	Rep. Steven Rudy [R]

2026-04-14 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 4166 (Y: 30 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 460 (Y: 86 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 395 (Y: 81 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4041 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 184 (Y: 78 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-14	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 174)
2026-04-14	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-04-14	Senate	received in House
2026-04-14	House	passed 30-6
2026-04-14	House	veto overridden
2026-04-14	House	posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14	House	to Rules (S)
2026-04-14	House	received in Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	passed 86-11
2026-04-14	Senate	veto overridden
2026-04-14	Senate	posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-04-14	Senate	to Rules (H)
2026-04-14	Senate	received in House
2026-04-13	House	Vetoed
2026-04-01	House	delivered to Governor
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-31	House	passed 81-7
2026-03-31	House	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-31	House	received in House
2026-03-31	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-26	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-25	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-24	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-13	Senate	to Agriculture (S)
2026-03-04	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-04	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-03	House	3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-02	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
2026-02-26	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-25	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-14	House	to Agriculture (H)
2026-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb142.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb142/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb142/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0174.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB142/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB142/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb142/vote_history.pdf