SB 222 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to environmental covenants and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 224.80-190 to allow for the amendment of an environmental covenant without the approval of some of the previously required signatories if the sole effect of the amendment is to remove or reduce a land use restriction in the environmental covenant that the Energy and Environment Cabinet has determined is no longer necessary and certain new procedural requirements have been satisfied; provide that when the cabinet determines that a land use restriction in an environmental covenant can be reduced or eliminated, it shall provide notice to the affected parties and opportunity for them to object to the determination; allow for affected parties to seek judicial review of a cabinet determination; amend KRS 224.80-180 to conform; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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The document underwent a technical update where the bill header was changed from the generic 'BR 2020' to the specific 'SB 222/GA', and the internal document tracking numbers were updated to reflect this new identifier. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility rules, were introduced in this version.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026

How they voted

440
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 13, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
38 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-0
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.