Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 13 R cosponsors

HB 60 — AN ACT relating to geoengineering.

Last action — recommitted to Judiciary (H)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    13 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

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Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on criminal atmospheric pollution; require an arresting officer to issue a notice to any federal agency that approved the action that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. recommitted to Judiciary (H)

  2. 2nd reading, to Rules

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

  4. reassigned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  5. to Judiciary (H)

  6. to Committee on Committees (H)

  7. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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13 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (13)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 60 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on criminal atmospheric pollution; require an arresting officer to issue a notice to any federal agency that approved the action that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.
Who sponsors HB 60?
HB 60 is sponsored by Richard White (Republican), T.J. Roberts (Republican), Marianne Proctor (Republican), Candy Massaroni (Republican), Matt Lockett (Republican), Thomas Huff (Republican), Jennifer Decker (Republican), Josh Calloway (Republican), Emily Callaway (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), Ryan Bivens (Republican), Shane Baker (Republican), and John Hodgson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 60?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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