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HB 387 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to metropolitan sewer districts.

Summary
Amend KRS 76.090 to define "CPI"; require that any time a metropolitan sewer district proposes any change to its rates, rentals, or charges that would in aggregate generate revenue in excess of the percent increase in the CPI over the two most recent calendar years, the legislative body of the city or consolidated local government containing the district must approve of the change before it can go into effect; prohibit the expenditure of metropolitan sewer district funds for certain purposes.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires legislative approval for sewer district rate hikes exceeding CPI, promoting fiscal responsibility in local government budget management.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Kentucky's Metropolitan Sewer District law to clarify how districts can set rates, establish new revenue sources, and manage their finances. The changes allow districts to base rates on water consumption, plumbing fixtures, number of people served, or other reasonable classifications, and permit additional charges for sewage treatment with industrial waste surcharges. The bill also adds restrictions on how district funds can be spent, prohibiting use for advertising (except recruitment) and clarifying that construction subdistrict funds cannot be used for general district obligations.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of applying to metropolitan sewer districts in Kentucky but modifies the specific rules for rate-setting and fund usage.
REQUIREMENT

Rate-setting rules were reorganized and clarified to allow districts to base charges on water consumption, plumbing fixtures, number of persons served, or other reasonable classifications, with a requirement that schedules be uniform for residential property.

Added restrictions on fund usage, prohibiting expenditure on advertising (except for recruiting personnel or volunteers) and clarifying that construction subdistrict funds cannot be used for general district obligations.

FISCAL

New provisions allow districts to charge additional fees for sewage treatment and impose surcharges when sewage contains industrial wastes exceeding district regulations.

TIMELINE

Modified the timeline for adopting rate schedules, requiring districts to publish proposed schedules with a 30-day public comment period and establish final schedules within 60 days, with additional approval requirements for first-class cities and counties.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

96–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 104
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic21
19 Yea 1 Nay 1
90% Yea
R Republican83
77 Yea 6
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.