AN ACT relating to city franchises.
Summary
Amend KRS 69.010 to change the time period that a city has to provide for the sale of a new franchise before the expiration of the current utility franchise from 18 months to 6 months.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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The document header has been updated to reflect the bill's current status as HB 313, changing the reference from a generic bill number (BR 1624) to the specific House Bill number. The timestamp was also updated to the current time. These are administrative updates indicating the bill is now in its final or current legislative stage, rather than a change to the bill's actual policy content.
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The document header was updated to change the bill identifier from 'BR 1624' to 'HB 313' and the page number reference from 'GA' to 'GA', reflecting the bill's current legislative status.
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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