KY SB 98

enacted

AN ACT relating to welding safety.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on the premises of a homeowner or farmer; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Introduced: 2026-01-15
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-27 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 201)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-15
introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-15
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-06
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-23
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
2026-02-25
3rd reading, passed 33-4
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
received in House
2026-02-26
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
2026-03-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-25
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-25
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-04-01
floor amendment (3) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-04-14
floor amendment (4) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-04-15
taken from Rules
2026-04-15
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 89-5 with Floor Amendment (4)
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
received in Senate
2026-04-15
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (4)
2026-04-15
passed 37-0
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 201)
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 98
2026-02-25 · pass · 33-4
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Howell: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mills: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Neal: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Carpenter: no
- Mays Bledsoe: no
- McDaniel: no
- Meredith: no
- West: not voting
Pass
2026-04-15 · pass · 89-5
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Burke: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Bray: no
- Gooch: no
- Heavrin: no
- Raymer: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Upchurch: not voting
- White: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 98 w/ HFA 4
2026-04-15 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Girdler: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb98.html

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