Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB73: AN ACT relating to animal agriculture.
Status: Chaptered, April 8, 2026
Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of "home-based processor"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
What the bill says
An act relating to tallow-based cosmetic products.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to tallow-based cosmetic products. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 217.015 is amended to read as follows: For the purposes of KRS 217.005 to 217.215: (1) "Advertisement" means all representations, disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics; (2) "Bread" and "enriched bread" mean only the foods commonly known and described as white bread, white rolls, white buns, enriched white bread, enriched rolls, and enriched white buns, as defined under the federal act. For the purposes of KRS 217.136 and 217.137, "bread" or "enriched bread" also means breads that may include vegetables or fruit as an ingredient; (3) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or its designee; (4) "Color" means but is not limited to black, white, and intermediate grays; (5) "Color additive" means a material that: (a) Is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of identity, from a vegetable, animal, mineral, or other source. [Nothing in ]This paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any …
Sponsors
- Jason Howell (R, SD-001) · primary sponsor
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008)
Latest actions
- : became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 52)
- : filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 35-3
- : Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : taken from Rules
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 73 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) (HCS 1) RSN# 4019 (March 26, 2026): 35 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 306 (March 24, 2026): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 73 RSN# 3800 (February 5, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is SB73?
- SB73 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to animal agriculture.
- What does SB73 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to tallow-based cosmetic products.
- What is the status of SB73?
- Chaptered as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 52) (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB73?
- Jason Howell (R, SD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB73?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb73.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.