KY HB 593
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to data centers.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 593 pass?
No. KY HB 593 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
What is KY HB 593 about?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.
Who sponsors KY HB 593?
D. Osborne, K. King, J. Gooch Jr. and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 593.
Description
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-06
- Latest action
- 2026-03-31 — returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Osborneprimary
- K. Kingprimary
- J. Gooch Jr.primary
- D. Elliottprimary
- J. Petrieprimary
- J. Brayprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-31
returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2026-03-31
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-31
taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2026-03-27
returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2026-03-27
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-27
taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2026-03-27
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
received in Senate
2026-03-04
3rd reading, passed 90-8 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
2026-02-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-10
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-06
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-06
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-04 · pass · 90-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Decker: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Brown: no
- Camuel: no
- Marzian: no
- Watkins: no
- Willner: no
- Callaway: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Burke: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
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