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SB 4 Kentucky Senate · 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.

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 status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 7, 2023 Signed Mar 29, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023

How they voted

56–28
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 89
Mar 16, 2023
D Democratic20
1 Yea 19 Nay
95% Nay
R Republican69
55 Yea 9 Nay 5
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 66-28
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 25-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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