Senate Bill 5 Passes Committee (updated)

UPDATE: SB 5 passed the Senate January 9, 2024

Sen. Gex “Jay” Williams (District 20) is actively pursuing a minor yet impactful adjustment to Kentucky’s hunting and fishing regulations with Senate Bill (SB) 5, a designated 2024 legislative priority for the Senate.

Responding to public concerns, Williams originally requested SB 5 (BR 15) to address a technical issue imposing a five-acre ownership requirement on farmland for residential landowners to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements. SB 5 rectifies this issue by removing the acreage condition.

The measure moved swiftly in the opening days of the 2024 Regular Session. The Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy discussed and voted on the measure Jan. 5. SB 5 now moves to the full Senate for consideration.