KY HB 398
enactedAN ACT relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 398 pass?
Yes. KY HB 398 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-12): became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
What is KY HB 398 about?
Amend KRS 278.264 to provide that the Public Service Commission maintains its authority to approve a utility's right to record and seek, prior to retirement authorization, the recovery of any electric generating unit's decommissioning, removal and salvage costs, and depreciation expenses through rates over the unit's estimated depreciable life.
Who sponsors KY HB 398?
W. Williams is the primary sponsor of KY HB 398.
Description
Amend KRS 278.264 to provide that the Public Service Commission maintains its authority to approve a utility's right to record and seek, prior to retirement authorization, the recovery of any electric generating unit's decommissioning, removal and salvage costs, and depreciation expenses through rates over the unit's estimated depreciable life.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Latest action
- 2026-04-12 — became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- W. Williamsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-12
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
became-law
2026-04-10
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 81-14
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
received in House
2026-03-26
3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2026-03-20
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
received in Senate
2026-02-02
3rd reading, passed 78-15
passage,reading-3
2026-01-30
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
2026-01-30
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-29
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-23
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-02 · pass · 78-15
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Grossberg: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Fugate: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Aull: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Blanton: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
PASS HB 398 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-26 · pass · 30-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Howell: not voting
- Stivers: not voting
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 81-14
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Aull: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Watkins: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Truett: not voting
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