Kentucky Senate Bill 256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-25 - signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 066)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 278.010 to include in the definition of "utility" any person who transmits or conveys any message by telephone or telegraph for the public for compensation; amend KRS 278.020 to clarify that ordinary extensions of existing systems in the usual course of business are exempt from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public and necessity prior to construction; amend KRS 278.183 to only require environmental surcharge hearings upon request of a party; amend KRS 278.990 to remove references to principal amounts due and to specify that the Public Service Commission has the authority to collect amounts assessed or due under KRS Chapter 278; provide that collections actions be brought in Franklin Circuit Court except as provided in subsection (7) of the section; amend KRS 96.531, 224.73-150, and 278.516 to conform; repeal KRS 278.510 and 278.545.

AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

Sen. Brandon Smith [R]

2019-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 312 (Y: 83 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House: Adopt HFA 1 RCS# 311 (Y: 44 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2019-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs 1 RSN# 877 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-25	Senate	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 066)
2019-03-13	Senate	delivered to Governor
2019-03-13	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2019-03-13	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2019-03-13	Senate	received in Senate
2019-03-13	House	passed 83-16
2019-03-13	House	floor amendment (1) defeated
2019-03-13	House	3rd reading
2019-03-07	House	floor amendment (1) filed
2019-03-07	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
2019-03-07	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2019-03-06	House	returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2019-03-06	House	1st reading
2019-03-06	House	taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2019-03-05	House	posted in committee
2019-02-28	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2019-02-27	House	received in House
2019-02-27	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2019-02-27	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019
2019-02-26	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-25	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2019-02-19	Senate	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2019-02-15	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb256.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb256/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb256/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/SB256/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb256/vote_history.pdf