AN ACT relating to municipal utilities.
Summary
Amend KRS 42.747 to replace the member serving on the Blockchain Technology Working Group representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing municipal utilities and designated by the Kentucky League of Cities; amend KRS 96.530 to increase from $2,400 to $4,800 the maximum annual pay of a member of municipal utility commission in a city of the home rule class or an urban-county government; amend KRS 96.750 to increase from $2,400 to $4,800 the maximum annual pay of a member of municipal utility commission in a city contracting with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the provision of electric utility service; amend KRS 96.780 to increase the maximum amount from $20,000 to $40,000 that a superintendent employed by an electric plant board contracting with the TVA may spend on behalf of the board without board approval; amend KRS 224A.030 to replace the member serving on the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board representing the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association with a member representing a municipal utility that provides water and wastewater services and is designated by the Kentucky League of Cities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 20, 2024
Signed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
93–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican80
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 29, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.19)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Damon Thayer
RRepublican
P
Mike Wilson
RRepublican
P
Robby Mills
RRepublican
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