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Legislative Session Ends – Sine Die!

The 2024 legislative session officially adjourned sine die Monday night – concluding the 60 working days for this year’s regular session, which began back on January 2. When the dust settled, Lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills this year – the highest number in more than two decades – and passed only 229 pieces of legislation. More than two dozen of those received a vote on the final day.

The last two legislative days were relatively long ones, full of veto overrides but lacking in much drama. The Republican House and Senate overrode all of the Democratic Governor’s vetoes with the exception of one bill and one line-item veto in the budget.

Among the highlights of the 2024 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly was the passage of HB 563, which establishes the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (KY WWATERS) Program.  Additionally, HB 1 provided substantial funding for Kentucky’s water and wastewater utilities, surpassing $339 million.  This allocation includes $150 million for the KY WWATERS Program and $189.5 million earmarked for 46 specific projects.

Other highlights were the passage of HB 40, which combined the water and wastewater certification boards and establishes a voluntary utility supervisor certification program; SB 174, changes to the Underground Damage Protection act; SB 229 Municipal Utilities board changes; and SJR 149 Energy and Environment Cabinet and PFAS best management practices guidance.

   

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KRWA Legislative Tracking Report - April 17, 2024

HB1

APPROPRIATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - Delivered to Secretary of State

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB1.html

 

HB4

AMEND CONSTITUTUION OF KENTUCKY RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (OSBORNE D) AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly. 

 

Current Status:   

3/12/2024 - (H) Returned to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB4.html

 

HB6

EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - Delivered to Secretary of State

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB6.html

 

HB27

NATURAL RESOURCES (FISTER D) AN ACT relating to natural resources. 

 

Current Status:   

4/15/2024 - (H) placed in the Orders of the Day for Concurrence

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB27.html

 

HB40

WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS (MCCOOL B) AN ACT relating to water and wastewater systems. 

 

Current Status:   

4/15/2024 - delivered to Governor

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB40.html

 

HB43

FIRE PROTECTION (HODGSON J) AN ACT relating to fire protection. 

 

Current Status:   

4/5/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB43.html

 

HB46

KEES SCHOLARSHIPS (RAWLINGS S) AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools. 

 

Current Status:   

1/2/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB46.html

 

HB54

ELECTRICIANS (BRATCHER S) AN ACT relating to electricians. 

 

Current Status:   

1/30/2024 - (H) WITHDRAWN

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB54.html

 

HB114

EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS (GRAHAM D) AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. 

 

Current Status:   

1/3/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB114.html

 

HB116

PFAS SUBSTANCES (KULKARNI N) AN ACT relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

 

Current Status:   

3/6/2024 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health Services (H)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB116.html

 

HB128

LIVING WAGE (HERRON K) AN ACT relating to a living wage. 

 

Current Status:   

1/3/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB128.html

 

HB141

WATER FLUORIDATION PROGRAMS (HART M) AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs. 

 

Current Status:   

3/27/2024 - (H) recommitted to committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB141.html

 

HB180

PUBLIC UTILITIES (WILLNER L) AN ACT relating to public utilities. 

 

Current Status:   

1/8/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB180.html

 

HB262

AMENDING 2022-2024 EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET (PETRIE J) AN ACT amending the 2022-2024 State/Executive Branch biennial budget, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. 

 

Current Status:   

3/8/2024 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB262.html

 

HB263

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BUDGET (PETRIE J) AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - Delivered to Secretary of State

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB263.html

 

HB264

JUDICIAL BRANCH BUDGET (PETRIE J) AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities. 

 

Current Status:   

4/9/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB264.html

 

HB324

REPORTS SUBMITTED TO INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to reports submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 

 

Current Status:   

3/1/2024 - received in Senate

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB324.html

 

HB326

PUBLIC CONTRACTS (BLANTON J) AN ACT relating to public contracts. 

 

Current Status:   

1/22/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB326.html

 

HB351

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (GENTRY A) AN ACT relating to workers’ compensation. 

 

Current Status:   

1/23/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB351.html

 

HB352

MEDICINAL CANNABIS (GENTRY A) AN ACT relating to qualifying medical conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis. 

 

Current Status:   

1/23/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB352.html

 

HB353

SMALL CLAIMS (GENTRY A) AN ACT relating to small claims. 

 

Current Status:   

2/27/2024 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB353.html

 

HB427

SEWER CHARGES (RABOURN F) AN ACT relating to sewer charges imposed by sanitation districts. 

 

Current Status:   

1/30/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB427.html

 

HB442

EXEMPTION OF SALES AND USE TAX (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to an exemption of sales and use tax for certain nonprofits. 

 

Current Status:   

1/31/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB442.html

 

HB508

PREVAILING WAGE (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to prevailing wage. 

 

Current Status:   

2/9/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB508.html

 

HB509

RECORDS AND MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES (HODGSON J) AN ACT relating to access to the records and meetings of public agencies. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - floor amendments (4) and (5) filed

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB509.html

 

HB532

SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (LAWRENCE W) AN ACT relating to special purpose government entities. 

 

Current Status:   

2/14/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB532.html

 

HB563

PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS (BRAY J) AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - Delivered to Secretary of State

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB563.html

 

HB579

EMINENT DOMAIN (DOSSETT M) AN ACT relating to eminent domain. 

 

Current Status:   

2/16/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB579.html

 

HB596

ANNEXATION (DIXON J) AN ACT relating to annexation. 

 

Current Status:   

4/10/2024 - BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB596.html

 

HB607

AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE UTILITY SERVICE (GOOCH JR. J) AN ACT relating to affordable and reliable utility service. 

 

Current Status:   

2/20/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB607.html

 

HB714

KENTUCKY RIVER AUTHORITY (DOTSON R) AN ACT relating to the Kentucky River Authority. 

 

Current Status:   

2/26/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB714.html

 

HB750

PROCUREMENT (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to procurement and declaring an emergency. 

 

Current Status:   

3/26/2024 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB750.html

 

HB773

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION FEE (RAYMER R) AN ACT relating to the environmental remediation fee and making an appropriation therefor. 

 

Current Status:   

2/26/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB773.html

 

HB777

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (MCPHERSON S) AN ACT relating to government contracts and declaring an emergency. 

 

Current Status:   

4/12/2024 - (S) Returned to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB777.html

 

HB795

CITY MEETINGS (CHESTER-BURTON B) AN ACT relating to city meetings. 

 

Current Status:   

2/26/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB795.html

 

HB807

ELECTRIC UTILITIES (FLANNERY P) AN ACT relating to electric utilities. 

 

Current Status:   

2/26/2024 - Introduced

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HB807.html

 

HCR38

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE (BRAY J) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force to study the impact of artificial intelligence on operation and procurement policies of Kentucky government agencies and consumer protection needed in private and public sectors. 

 

Current Status:   

1/25/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HCR38.html

 

HCR79

WORKFORCE INNOVATION TASK FORCE (KULKARNI N) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the establishment of a Workforce Innovation Task Force to complete a study of current education and workforce development programs and provide recommendations on how to provide effective workforce development programs to facilitate the training and employment of historically untapped workforce populations in the Commonwealth. 

 

Current Status:   

4/15/2024 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/HCR79.html

 

SB102

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS (SCHICKEL J) AN ACT relating to fire protection districts. 

 

Current Status:   

2/7/2024 - (S) reassigned to committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB102.html

 

SB120

LOBBYING (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to lobbying. 

 

Current Status:   

2/2/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB120.html

 

SB141

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS (WHEELER P) AN ACT relating to volunteer firefighters. 

 

Current Status:   

1/31/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB141.html

 

SB174

UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION (CARPENTER J) AN ACT relating to underground facility damage prevention. 

 

Current Status:   

3/29/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB174.html

 

SB185

PREVAILING WAGE (ARMSTRONG C) AN ACT relating to prevailing wage. 

 

Current Status:   

2/9/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB185.html

 

SB220

COMBINED MUNICIPAL ELECTRC AND WATER UTLITIES (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to combined municipal electric and water utilities. 

 

Current Status:   

3/14/2024 - (S) SECOND READING, to Rules

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB220.html

 

SB229

MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (WILSON M) AN ACT relating to municipal utilities. 

 

Current Status:   

3/29/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB229.html

 

SB273

LOBBYING (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to lobbying. 

 

Current Status:   

2/28/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB273.html

 

SB330

NATURAL RESOURCES (THAYER D) AN ACT relating to natural resources. 

 

Current Status:   

2/29/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources & Energy (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB330.html

 

SB332

REVENUE (THAYER D) AN ACT relating to revenue. 

 

Current Status:   

2/29/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Appropriations & Revenue (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB332.html

 

SB333

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (THAYER D) AN ACT relating to local government. 

 

Current Status:   

2/29/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB333.html

 

SB379

LOBBYING (SOUTHWORTH A) AN ACT relating to lobbying. 

 

Current Status:   

3/1/2024 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate State & Local Government (S)

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SB379.html

 

SJR140

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (CARROLL D) A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth. 

 

Current Status:   

4/4/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SJR140.html

 

SJR149

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET AND PFAS SUBSTANCES (SMITH B) A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy and Environment Cabinet to provide guidance and consultation on best management practices for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to entities that discharge directly or indirectly into Kentucky's waterways. 

 

Current Status:   

4/5/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

 

State Bill Page:   

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/SJR149.html

 

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