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KY SB 100

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AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KY SB 100 pass?

Yes. KY SB 100 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)

What is KY SB 100 about?

Amend KRS 164.2807 to provide for the administrative attachment of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, and the independent functions of EPIC; require EPIC to maintain separate accounts for all funds appropriated to it; provide the executive director of EPIC with the sole authority to hire staff and retain contractors; allow the commission in its sole discretion to set compensation for its professional employees; allow the commission to conduct its own procurements and perform its own bidding and negotiations under KRS Chapter 45A; limit the membership of the EPIC board to no more than 2 members who reside outside of the Commonwealth; amend the membership of the EPIC executive committee to consist of the EPIC commission board chair, the vice chair, 2 appointees made by the Attorney General, and 1 appointee elected by the membership of the board; require, instead of allow, EPIC to employ an executive director; allow the executive director to have the full authority to act on behalf of EPIC in all matters, with the advice of the commission; specify the termination and compensation adjustment procedures for the executive director; provide that all information, records, and data submitted by utilities and produced by EPIC members and staff shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884; establish the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission fund and specify the purposes of the fund; make conforming changes; require the Attorney General to make appointments to the EPIC executive committee on or before August 1, 2026, and terminate the terms of the current appointees for those positions on the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.

Who sponsors KY SB 100?

G. Elkins, M. Deneen, R. Mills are the primary sponsors of KY SB 100.

Description

Amend KRS 164.2807 to provide for the administrative attachment of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, and the independent functions of EPIC; require EPIC to maintain separate accounts for all funds appropriated to it; provide the executive director of EPIC with the sole authority to hire staff and retain contractors; allow the commission in its sole discretion to set compensation for its professional employees; allow the commission to conduct its own procurements and perform its own bidding and negotiations under KRS Chapter 45A; limit the membership of the EPIC board to no more than 2 members who reside outside of the Commonwealth; amend the membership of the EPIC executive committee to consist of the EPIC commission board chair, the vice chair, 2 appointees made by the Attorney General, and 1 appointee elected by the membership of the board; require, instead of allow, EPIC to employ an executive director; allow the executive director to have the full authority to act on behalf of EPIC in all matters, with the advice of the commission; specify the termination and compensation adjustment procedures for the executive director; provide that all information, records, and data submitted by utilities and produced by EPIC members and staff shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884; establish the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission fund and specify the purposes of the fund; make conforming changes; require the Attorney General to make appointments to the EPIC executive committee on or before August 1, 2026, and terminate the terms of the current appointees for those positions on the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • G. Elkinsprimary
  • M. Deneenprimary
  • R. Millsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-14

    delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-14

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  3. 2026-04-14

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-04-14

    received in Senate

  5. 2026-04-14

    passed 79-18

    passage

  6. 2026-04-14

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  7. 2026-04-14

    posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  8. 2026-04-14

    taken from Rules (H)

  9. 2026-04-14

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-14

    received in House

  11. 2026-04-14

    passed 32-6

    passage

  12. 2026-04-14

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  13. 2026-04-14

    posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  14. 2026-04-14

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-04-14

    received in Senate

  16. 2026-04-13

    Vetoed

    executive-veto

  17. 2026-04-01

    delivered to Governor

  18. 2026-04-01

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  19. 2026-04-01

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  20. 2026-04-01

    passed 32-5

    passage

  21. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  22. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  23. 2026-04-01

    taken from Rules

  24. 2026-04-01

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-04-01

    received in Senate

  26. 2026-04-01

    passed 77-15

    passage

  27. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  28. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report filed in House

  29. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  30. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  31. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  32. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  33. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate

  34. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee appointed in Senate

  35. 2026-03-31

    Conference Committee appointed in House

  36. 2026-03-31

    House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)

  37. 2026-03-31

    posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1)

  38. 2026-03-31

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-03-31

    received in House

  40. 2026-03-27

    Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1)

  41. 2026-03-27

    posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)

  42. 2026-03-27

    taken from Rules

  43. 2026-03-27

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  44. 2026-03-27

    received in Senate

  45. 2026-03-26

    3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage,reading-3

  46. 2026-03-20

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  47. 2026-03-20

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  48. 2026-03-19

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  49. 2026-03-17

    to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-03-13

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  51. 2026-03-13

    received in House

  52. 2026-03-12

    3rd reading, passed 30-6-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage,reading-3

  53. 2026-03-11

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026

  54. 2026-03-11

    reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  55. 2026-03-10

    returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

  56. 2026-03-10

    2nd reading

    reading-2

  57. 2026-03-10

    taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)

  58. 2026-03-09

    returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

  59. 2026-03-09

    1st reading

    reading-1

  60. 2026-03-09

    taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)

  61. 2026-03-02

    to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

    referral-committee

  62. 2026-03-02

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  63. 2026-03-02

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 100 w/ SCS 1

    2026-03-12 · pass · 30-6

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Howell: 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
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Berg: no
    • Clemons: no
    • Neal: no
    • Thomas: no
    • ChambersArmstrong: no
    • Herron: no
    • Tichenor: abstain
    • Higdon: not voting
  • Pass

    2026-03-26 · pass · 82-12

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • White: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Roarx: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Willner: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Lehman: no
    • Bojanowski: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Rudy: not voting
    • Tackett Laferty: not voting
    • Wesley: not voting
    • Griffee: not voting
  • Final Passage

    2026-04-01 · pass · 77-15

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • King: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Brown: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Holloway: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Roarx: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Grossberg: no
    • Lehman: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Willner: no
    • Chester-Burton: not voting
    • Griffee: not voting
    • Koch: not voting
    • McCool: not voting
    • Tate: not voting
    • Elliott: not voting
    • Hart: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 100

    2026-04-01 · pass · 32-5

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: no
    • Herron: no
    • Neal: no
    • Thomas: no
    • Clemons: no
    • Berg: not voting
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 100

    2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Berg: no
    • Clemons: no
    • Neal: no
    • Thomas: no
    • ChambersArmstrong: no
    • Herron: no
  • Veto Override

    2026-04-14 · pass · 79-18

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • White: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Aull: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Grossberg: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Bojanowski: no
    • Chester-Burton: no
    • Hancock: no
    • Roarx: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Willner: no
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Lehman: no
    • Dossett: not voting
    • Moore: not voting
    • Rabourn: not voting

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