 The General Assembly adjourned "sine die" without the matter passing the house.In 2015, Rudy came under fire for tacking an amendment prohibiting videotaping cruel treatment of agricultural animals, commonly known as an "ag gag bill", on to KY HB 177, a bill designed to assure that animals in Kentucky have adequate shelter.The Animal Legal Defense Fund has rated Kentucky the worst state for animal protection for ten years in a row.