KY HJR121 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-27 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Declare that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants; provide that air quality standards for permits for fossil fuel-fired power plants are not subject to federal regulation; provide that the Energy and Environment Cabinet holds sole jurisdiction for environmental regulation; prohibit state agencies from collecting fines or penalties for any violations of federal requirements as they apply to fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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Title

A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring the Commonwealth of Kentucky a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-27Houserecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2024-03-27Housetaken from the Orders of the Day
2024-03-22House2nd reading, to Rules
2024-03-21Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2024-03-06Houseto Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2024-02-26Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-26Houseintroduced in House

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