KY SB 291

enacted

AN ACT relating to recyclers and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 291 pass?

Yes. KY SB 291 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 182)

What is KY SB 291 about?

Amend KRS 433.900 to define terms relating to secondary metals recyclers; repeal and reenact KRS 433.902 to require secondary metals recyclers to be licensed; create new sections of KRS Chapter 433 to provide for the licensing of secondary metals recyclers by the Motor Vehicle Commission (commission); require the commission to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 433.906 to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 433.890 as a new section of KRS Chapter 433 to require specified recyclers to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database for all metals transactions and keep a register that contains specified information; amend KRS 433.892 to add failure to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database; amend KRS 514.110 to establish that the intentional failure to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database or maintain the information in a register as required shall be prima facie evidence that a person knew property was stolen; amend KRS 433.894 to add the purchase or sale of copper telecommunication wire in any form or any metal property clearly identified as belonging to a telecommunications company, unless the purchase or sale is excluded from the record keeping requirements for metals transactions; repeal and reenact KRS 190.010 to define terms and alphabetize definitions relating to recyclers; make technical corrections; amend KRS 190.030 to require automobile, vehicle, or machinery recycler, or material recycler establishments to be licensed; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 177.910, 177.912, 177.915, 177.925, 177.935, 177.940, and 177.950 as new sections of KRS Chapter 190 to provide for the licensing of recyclers by the commission rather than the Department of Highways; amend KRS 190.990 to set forth penalties for violations; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 177.905 and 177.920; allow businesses with a certificate of registration from the Department of Professional Licensing or a permit from the Department of Highways to continue to engage in business in this Commonwealth for a period not to exceed 90 days following the effective date of the Act; require a secondary metals recycler to surrender a certificate of registration upon receipt or denial of a license from the commission; require an automobile, vehicle, or machinery recycler, or material recycler to surrender a permit from the Department of Highways upon receipt or denial of a license from the commission; EMERGENCY.

Who sponsors KY SB 291?

M. Deneen, B. Storm are the primary sponsors of KY SB 291.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-27
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 182)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 182)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 83-3
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules (H)
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-10
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
passed 37-0
passage
2026-03-31
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
received in Senate
2026-03-27
3rd reading, passed 88-0 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
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-17
to Transportation (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
received in House
2026-03-11
3rd reading, passed 31-1
passage,reading-3
2026-03-09
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-02
to Transportation (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-27
introduced in Senate
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 291
2026-03-11 · pass · 31-1
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Givens: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Elkins: no
- Boswell: not voting
- Rawlings: not voting
- Wheeler: not voting
- Williams: not voting
- Funke Frommeyer: not voting
- Tichenor: not voting
Pass
2026-03-27 · pass · 88-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Bray: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 291 w/ HCS 1
2026-03-31 · pass · 37-0
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
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- McDaniel: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 291
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 · 83-3
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Brown: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Marzian: no
- Aull: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Bauman: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb291.html

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