2025 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB196: AN ACT relating to coal mining.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 351.127 to reduce the number of emergency medical or mine emergency technicians required to be on shift at every active coal mine from two to one, if the number of employees on the shift is 10 or fewer.
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Bill History
1/10/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/10/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
3rd reading, passed 76-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
received in Senate
Senate
2/21/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/26/2025
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/6/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate
3/7/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/11/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Senate
3/12/2025
3rd reading, passed 30-7
Senate
3/12/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 80)
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Substitute
House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3487
3/12/2025
30
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 44
2/20/2025
76
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
John Blanton
Republican