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HB 85 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to sanitation districts.

Summary
Amend KRS 220.510 to establish controls for sanitation districts when charging fees, taxes, or other charges to property owners or to other persons for the provision of services; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ensuring Fair Sewer Charges Act.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from BR 1096 to HB 85 and updated with new formatting headers. The substantive content remains largely the same, with minor reorganization of subsections regarding sewer connection requirements and stormwater discharge definitions. A new subsection was added granting property owners the right to seek refunds with interest if sewer services are not provided within five years of plan approval.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on sanitation districts and property connection requirements, with no significant changes to applicability or jurisdiction.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from BR 1096 to HB 85 with updated document headers and page numbering

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized subsections regarding stormwater discharge definitions and property connection requirements

ENFORCEMENT

Added new provision allowing property owners to sue for refunds with interest if sewer services are not provided within five years

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

70–25
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 104
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic21
1 Yea 20 Nay
95% Nay
R Republican83
69 Yea 5 Nay 9
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 68-23 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.