Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB200: AN ACT relating to hunter education.
Status: In committee, March 24, 2026
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt persons 18 years of age and older from the requirement to complete a hunter education course.
What the bill says
An act relating to hunter education.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to hunter education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 150.170 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) Except as provided in the following subsections of this section, and subject to administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter, no person, resident, or nonresident shall do any act authorized by any kind of license or permit or assist in any way any person in doing any act provided for in this chapter with respect to wildlife unless he or she holds the kind of license or permit, resident or nonresident, that authorizes the act. (b) It shall be the specific purpose of this chapter to prohibit the taking or pursuing of any wildlife, protected or unprotected, or the fishing in any stream or body of water whether public or private, without first procuring the license provided for in KRS 150.175, except to the extent as may be otherwise provided in this section. (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person, resident or nonresident, eighteen (18) years of age or older shall not be required to take a hunter education course in order to obtain a license or permit issued by the department under this chapter. (2) A person under sixteen (16) years of age may, without a …
Sponsors
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008) · primary sponsor
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Phillip Wheeler (R, SD-031)
Latest actions
- : to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Peace Officers And Law Enforcement, Licensing, Fish And Wildlife
Common questions
- What is SB200?
- SB200 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to hunter education.
- What does SB200 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to hunter education.
- What is the status of SB200?
- In committee as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: to Natural Resources & Energy (S) (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB200?
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB200?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb200.html
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