2023 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
SB4: AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.
Legislative Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit the Public Service Commission from approving a request by a utility to retire a coal-fired electric generator unless the utility demonstrates that the retirement will not have a negative impact on the reliability or the resilience of the electric grid or the affordability of the customer's electric utility rate; require the Public Service Commission to submit an annual report on retirements of electric generating units by December 1 to the Legislative Research Commission; EMERGENCY.
Bill History
2/7/2023
introduced in Senate
Senate
2/7/2023
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/9/2023
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
Senate
2/23/2023
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
2/23/2023
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Senate
2/24/2023
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
2/28/2023
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Senate
3/1/2023
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
Senate
3/2/2023
3rd reading
Senate
3/2/2023
Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
Senate
3/2/2023
passed 25-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
Senate
3/3/2023
received in House
House of Representatives
3/3/2023
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
1st reading
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
2nd reading
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
reported favorably, to Rules
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
taken from Rules
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
placed in the Orders of the Day
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
3rd reading, passed 66-28
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
received in Senate
Senate
3/16/2023
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Senate
3/16/2023
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Senate
3/16/2023
delivered to Governor
Senate
3/24/2023
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
Senate
3/29/2023
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 118)
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Substitute
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS# 286
3/16/2023
66
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa2 RSN# 2535
3/2/2023
25
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/29/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor
Robert Mills
Republican