KY HB 651
enactedAN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 651 pass?
Yes. KY HB 651 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)
What is KY HB 651 about?
Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet 3 or more of the specified eligibility criteria instead of 1; exclude projects that expand the utility service of funding applicants from the definition of "eligible project"; require that a funding application include a detailed budget for all proposed project expenses; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; require that approved eligible funding recipients adopt best management practices that would address the performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding eligibility criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the amount of stormwater inflow and groundwater infiltration entering the funding applicant's system seriously impairs its effectiveness; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the estimated costs are comparable to actual costs incurred for similar projects; add to the funding evaluation criteria that a licensed professional engineer signed an attestation of the application's veracity; require that in the evaluation of the funding applications, the board separately score and individually rank all eligible projects, with additional consideration given to projects that provide or restore safe water or wastewater utility service; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors KY HB 651?
J. Petrie, J. Bray are the primary sponsors of KY HB 651.
Description
Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet 3 or more of the specified eligibility criteria instead of 1; exclude projects that expand the utility service of funding applicants from the definition of "eligible project"; require that a funding application include a detailed budget for all proposed project expenses; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; require that approved eligible funding recipients adopt best management practices that would address the performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding eligibility criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the amount of stormwater inflow and groundwater infiltration entering the funding applicant's system seriously impairs its effectiveness; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the estimated costs are comparable to actual costs incurred for similar projects; add to the funding evaluation criteria that a licensed professional engineer signed an attestation of the application's veracity; require that in the evaluation of the funding applications, the board separately score and individually rank all eligible projects, with additional consideration given to projects that provide or restore safe water or wastewater utility service; EMERGENCY.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-17
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Petrieprimary
- J. Brayprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-13
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)
executive-signature
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 93-0
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-31
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
committee-passage
2026-03-26
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-26
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-26
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-25
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-25
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-25
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-06
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-04
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-04
received in Senate
2026-03-03
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-03
taken from Rules
2026-03-03
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-02
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-02
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-02
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-27
reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-27
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2026-02-27
1st reading
reading-1
2026-02-27
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2026-02-24
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-03 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Doan: not voting
- McCool: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 651 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Calloway: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
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