SB29 Kentucky Bill Signed, Prohibits Out-of-County Waste Fees

ChangeBridge / Kentucky / SB29 Signed by Governor SB29 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-10

AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 to prohibit the imposition of fees or permitting requirements on a solid waste management facility that is handling solid waste that was generated outside of the county or waste management district where the solid waste management facility is located, by the county or waste management district where solid waste was generated.

Bill Details

State Kentucky

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb29.html

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Sponsors

Greg Elkins (Sen - R) Gary Boswell (Sen - R) Donald Douglas (Sen - R) Rick Girdler (Sen - R) Steve Rawlings (Sen - R) Mike Wilson (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-10 S signed by Governor 2026-03-31 S delivered to Governor 2026-03-31 S enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House 2026-03-31 S enrolled, signed by President of the Senate 2026-03-31 S passed 38-0 2026-03-31 S Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) 2026-03-27 S passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) 2026-03-27 S posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) 2026-03-27 S taken from Rules 2026-03-27 S to Rules (S) 2026-03-27 S received in Senate 2026-03-26 H 3rd reading, passed 70-19 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) 2026-03-25 H floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute 2026-03-24 H floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill 2026-03-20 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 2026-03-20 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-03-19 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) 2026-03-18 H to State Government (H) 2026-01-22 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-01-22 H received in House 2026-01-21 S 3rd reading, passed 36-0-1 2026-01-20 S passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day 2026-01-16 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 2026-01-15 S 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-01-14 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-01-12 S to Natural Resources & Energy (S) 2026-01-06 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-01-06 S introduced in Senate

Votes

2026-01-21 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3766 Yea: 36 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 House: Veto Override RCS# 335 Yea: 70 Nay: 19 2026-03-31 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4071 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-06 S Committee on Committees 2026-01-12 S Natural Resources and Energy 2026-01-15 S Rules 2026-01-22 H Committee On Committees 2026-03-18 H State Government 2026-03-20 H Rules 2026-03-27 S Rules

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute 0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled

Subjects

Counties Environment and Conservation Fees Local Government Special Districts Waste Management Local Mandate Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)