AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency. [HB-741]
Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet three or more of the eligibility criteria instead of one; require that a funding application for a capital construction project include cost and timeline estimates prepared and signed by a licensed professional engineer; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; remove the funding evaluation
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HB-741: AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Returned To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/13/2025
AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency. [HB-605]
Amend KRS 154.14-020, relating to the GRANT Program, to redefine "eligible grant applicant," "eligible project," "eligible use," "GRANT program," "GRANT program fund," "regional project," and define "qualifying federal entity"; amend KRS 154.14-030 to make technical changes; amend KRS 154.14-040 to modify the dates of the Cabinet for Economic Development's review of grant applications and provide that obligation of funds shall be no more than 12 months with a possible six month extension; amend KRS 154.14-050 to make technical changes and allow
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HB-605: AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 71) on 03/24/2025
AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities. [HB-616]
Amend KRS 278.160 to prohibit the collection of charges and fees for other governmental units by an investor-owned electric utility; prohibit the collection of certain surcharges and amounts that are not directly and exclusively related to the provision of electric service; require investor owned utilities to file new tariffs 90 days after December 30, 2025; EFFECTIVE December 30, 2025.
HB-616: AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool
To Natural Resources & Energy (h) on 02/26/2025
AN ACT relating to real property. [HB-612]
Amend KRS 132.010 and 136.010 to include certain types of mains, pipes, pipelines, and conduits in the definition of "real property" for taxation purposes; disallow claims for refunds or credits of tax overpayments from amended returns, tax refund applications or any other method related to the provisions of this legislation; apply to property assessed on or after December 31, 2022; RETROACTIVE.
HB-612: AN ACT relating to real property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Banta
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/21/2025
AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission. [SB-8]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to establish the membership of the Public Service Commission; provide for the appointment, confirmation, and replacement of commissioners; establish the qualifications of the commissioners; set the terms and term limits for commissioners; amend KRS 278.040 to provide that the commission is an independent department of state government that is administratively attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet only for the limited functions and purposes that the commission requests; allow the commission, in its
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SB-8: AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Stivers
Taken From Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 02/21/2025
AN ACT relating to eminent domain. [HB-630]
Create a new section of KRS 262.900 to 262.920 to prohibit the taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement by eminent domain; allow public hearing on a proposed taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement before the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow an owner of property adjoining a property condemned by eminent domain to bring a civil action against the condemnor for damages to property; create a new section of KRS Chapter
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HB-630: AN ACT relating to eminent domain.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale
To Judiciary (h) on 02/26/2025
AN ACT relating to utility relocation. [HB-682]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 175, 175.B, and 177 to afford cable operator and broadband providers the same rights as public utilities to reimbursement for the costs associated with relocation of their facilities in connection with a turnpike project or projects with public highways.
HB-682: AN ACT relating to utility relocation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Upchurch
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 77) on 03/24/2025
AN ACT relating to eminent domain. [SB-171]
Create a new section of KRS 262.900 to 262.920 to prohibit the taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement by eminent domain; allow public hearing on a proposed taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement before the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow an owner of property adjoining a property condemned by eminent domain to bring a civil action against the condemnor for damages to property; create a new section of KRS Chapter
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SB-171: AN ACT relating to eminent domain.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
Taken From Agriculture (s) on 02/28/2025
AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. [HB-519]
Amend KRS 278.264 to prohibit the Public Service Commission from authorizing any decommissioning surcharge or recovery of any retirement or stranded asset costs through rates for a utility that has received approval from the commission to retire a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit in which the utility has any undepreciated investment.
HB-519: AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Fugate
2nd Reading, To Rules on 02/28/2025