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Kentucky · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 89: AN ACT relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 89 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency. Most recent recorded action (March 28, 2025): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 119).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 224.1-010 to change the definition of "water" or "waters of the Commonwealth"; amend KRS 224.1-300 to provide that the definitions contained therein only apply to KRS 224.1-300 and 224.1-310; amend KRS 350.010 to define "long-term treatment"; amend KRS 350.060 to establish the means of calculating the additional bond amount required for a permit or permit increment for which the Energy and Environment Cabinet determines long-term treatment is required; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 119)
  2. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  4. received in Senate
  5. passed 66-23
  6. veto overridden
  7. posted for consideration of Governor's veto
  8. taken from Rules
  9. to Rules (H)
  10. received in House
  11. passed 29-8
  12. veto overridden

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source