Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 6 R cosponsors

HB 593 — AN ACT relating to data centers.

Last action — returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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  • Passed House

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  • 6 sponsors

    6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 AN ACT relating to data centers.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA AN ACT relating to data centers.
Page 1 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 (d) "Dedicated resource" means one (1) or more sources of electric power or capacity that is sufficient to serve the contract capacity needs of the data center from:
Page 1 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (d) "Dedicated resource" means one (1) or more sources of electric power or capacity that is sufficient to serve the contract capacity needs of the data center from:
(3) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Act, a municipal electric utility shall issue and maintain a tariff that includes the following minimum requirements for serving a data center:
(3) Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this Act, a municipal electric utility shall issue and maintain a tariff that includes the following minimum requirements for serving a data center:
Any other information as the municipal electric utility may determine Page 2 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 is necessary to develop a resource supply plan and to conduct necessary interconnection, infrastructure, and pricing studies for service to the data center;
Any other information as the municipal electric utility may determine Page 2 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA is necessary to develop a resource supply plan and to conduct necessary interconnection, infrastructure, and pricing studies for service to the data center;
and (c) Preparation within a reasonable time of resource, interconnection, pricing, and any other studies necessary to determine the manner in which to safely and efficiently serve the data center’s requirements in a way that does not have any negative service or rate impact to the municipal electric utility’s non-data center customer classes and preserves the municipal electric utility’s existing generation margins and excess capacity.
and (c) Preparation within a reasonable time of load, interconnection, pricing, and any other studies necessary to determine the manner in which to safely and efficiently serve the data center’s requirements in a way that does not have any negative service or rate impact to the municipal electric utility’s non- data center customer classes and preserves the municipal electric utility’s existing generation margins and excess capacity.
Page 3 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 (d) Include terms and conditions to ensure that all fixed and variable capital and operating costs attributable to serving a data center are fully allocated to the data center regardless of category, form, purpose, nature, or label;
Page 3 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (d) Include terms and conditions to ensure that all fixed and variable capital and operating costs attributable to serving a data center are fully allocated to the data center regardless of category, form, purpose, nature, or label;
(e) Require the data center customer to tender prepayment of all estimated capital costs incurred by the municipal electric utility to invest in new or existing infrastructure to serve the data center, subject to subsequent credits or repayments by the municipal utility if the actual costs of those investments are less than the prepayments made by the data center customer;
(e) Require the data center customer to tender prepayment of all estimated capital costs incurred by the municipal electric utility to invest in new or existing infrastructure to serve the data center, subject to subsequent credits, payments, or repayments by the municipal utility if the actual costs of those investments are less than or greater than the prepayments made by the data center customer;
(f) Require a dedicated resource to serve the data center if the data center’s peak load at any point during the term of the contract will exceed twenty- five (25) megawatts;
(f) Require an identified dedicated resource be available to serve the data center if the data center’s peak load at any point during the term of the contract will exceed twenty-five (25) megawatts;
and (g) Fairly allocate any curtailment obligations between a data center and non- data center customer classes in a manner that is consistent with the rules and requirements of the municipal electric utility’s transmission grid operator.
and (g) Allocate any curtailment obligations between a data center and non-data center customers in a manner that is consistent with the rules and requirements of the municipal electric utility’s transmission grid operator and that fairly allocates any mandated curtailment as between a data center customer and non-data center customer classes.
(5) The requirements of this section shall not apply to distributors of electricity supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority to the extent that they conflict with requirements imposed by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(5) The requirements of this section shall not apply to:
(a) Distributors of electricity supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(b) Data centers constructed on sites owned by the United States Department of Energy;
or (c) An electric service contract entered into prior to the effective date of this Act.
A municipal utility subject to the requirements of this chapter shall not charge or allocate any of the costs associated with serving or constructing any new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by the utility with regard to the following utility services that it provides to the public for compensation:
(1) A municipal utility subject to the requirements of this chapter shall not charge or allocate any of the costs associated with serving or constructing any new Page 4 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by the utility with regard to the following utility services that it provides to the public for compensation:
(1) The diverting, developing, pumping, impounding, distributing, or furnishing of water;
(a) The diverting, developing, pumping, impounding, distributing, or furnishing of water;
Page 4 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 (2) The collection, transmission, or treatment of sewage;
(b) The collection, transmission, or treatment of sewage;
or (3) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural or manufactured gas, or a mixture of both.
or (c) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural or manufactured gas, or a mixture of both.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to data centers constructed on sites owned by the United States Department of Energy.
(a) "Contract" means the service agreement between a retail electric supplier and a customer that owns or operates a data center, which for any retail electric service agreement involving a retail electric supplier formed under KRS Chapter 279 shall also include the generation and transmission cooperative from which the retail electric supplier is contractually obligated to purchase electricity;
(a) "Contract" means the electric service agreement between a retail electric supplier and a customer that owns or operates a data center, which for any retail electric service agreement involving a retail electric supplier formed under KRS Chapter 279 shall also include the generation and transmission cooperative from which the retail electric supplier is contractually obligated to purchase electricity;
(b) "Contract capacity" means the mutually agreed amount of monthly peak load requirements for each month during the remaining term of the contract after the load ramp period has expired;
(b) "Data center" means:
(c) "Data center" means:
Is used primarily or exclusively for electronic information services, including but not limited to the management, storage, processing, and dissemination of electronic data and information through the use of computer systems, servers, networking equipment, and related components;
Is used primarily or exclusively for electronic information services, including but not limited to the management, storage, processing, and dissemination of electronic data and information through the use of computer systems, servers, networking Page 5 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA equipment, and related components;
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(d) "Data center customer" means a customer of a retail electric supplier that owns or operates, or proposes to own or operate, a data center or who is otherwise responsible for paying for electric utility service for a data center;
(c) "Data center customer" means a customer of a retail electric supplier that owns or operates, or proposes to own or operate, a data center or who is otherwise responsible for paying for electric utility service for a data center;
and (e) "Dedicated resource" means one (1) or more sources of electric power or capacity that is sufficient to serve the contract capacity needs of the data center from:
(d) "Dedicated resource" means one (1) or more sources of electric power or capacity that is sufficient to serve the contract capacity needs of the data center from:
All or any portion of an electric generation facility that is owned or leased by the municipal electric utility or, to the extent permitted by law, the data center customer;
All or any portion of an electric generation facility that is owned or leased by the retail electric supplier or its generation and transmission cooperative, or to the extent permitted by law, the data center customer;
Bilateral power and capacity agreements entered into by the municipal electric utility;
Bilateral power and capacity agreements entered into by the retail electric supplier or its generation and transmission cooperative;
Any combination of both.
Any combination of both;
(e) "Generation and transmission cooperative" has the same meaning as in KRS 278.010;
and (f) "Retail electric supplier" has the same meaning as in KRS 278.010.
(3) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Act, the commission shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to require each retail electric supplier to file and maintain a tariff to serve data centers located within its service territory.
Page 6 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (3) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Act, the commission shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to require each retail electric supplier to file and maintain a tariff to serve data centers located within its service territory.
The commission shall require Page 6 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 that each data center tariff include the following minimum requirements for serving a data center:
The commission shall require that each data center tariff include the following minimum requirements for serving a data center:
The data center customer shall be required to pay the full actual cost of the retail electric supplier’s study and development of the requirements to serve the data center consistent with this section;
The data center customer shall be required to pay the full actual cost of the retail electric supplier’s study, including but not limited to third- party transmission studies and other third-party costs, and the full actual costs for the development of the requirements to serve the data Page 7 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA center consistent with this section;
(c) Preparation within a reasonable time of load, interconnection, Page 7 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 infrastructure, pricing and any other studies necessary to determine the manner in which to safely and efficiently serve the data center’s requirements in a way that does not have any negative service or rate impact to the retail electric supplier’s non-data center customer classes and preserves the retail electric supplier’s existing generation margins and excess capacity.
(c) Preparation within a reasonable time of load, interconnection, infrastructure, pricing and any other studies necessary to determine the manner in which to safely and efficiently serve the data center’s requirements in a way that does not have any negative service or rate impact to the retail electric supplier’s non-data center customer classes and preserves the retail electric supplier’s existing generation margins and excess capacity.
(d) Include terms and conditions to ensure that all fixed and variable capital and operating costs attributable to serving a data center are fully allocated to the data center regardless of category, form, purpose, nature, or label;
Page 8 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (d) Include terms and conditions to ensure that all fixed and variable capital and operating costs attributable to serving a data center are fully allocated to the data center regardless of category, form, purpose, nature, or label;
(e) Require the data center customer to tender prepayment of all estimated capital costs incurred by the retail electric supplier, and as applicable, its generation and transmission cooperative, to invest in new or existing infrastructure to serve the data center, subject to any subsequent credits or repayments by the retail electric supplier, or as applicable the generation and transmission cooperative, if the actual costs of those investments are Page 8 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 less than the prepayments made by the data center customer;
(e) Require the data center customer to tender prepayment of all estimated capital costs incurred by the retail electric supplier, and as applicable, its generation and transmission cooperative, to invest in new or existing infrastructure to serve the data center, subject to any subsequent credits, payments, or repayments by the retail electric supplier, or as applicable the generation and transmission cooperative, if the actual costs of those investments are less than or greater than the prepayments made by the data center customer;
(f) Require a dedicated resource to serve the data center if the data center’s peak load at any point during the term of the contract will exceed two hundred fifty (250) megawatts;
(f) Require an identified dedicated resource be available to serve the data center if the data center’s peak load at any point during the term of the contract will exceed two hundred fifty (250) megawatts;
(g) Fairly allocate any curtailment obligations between a data center and non- data center customer classes in a manner that is consistent with the rules and requirements of the transmission grid operator of the retail electric supplier or as applicable, its generation and transmission cooperative;
(g) Allocate any curtailment obligations between a data center and non-data center customers in a manner that is consistent with the rules and requirements of the transmission grid operator of the retail electric supplier or, as applicable, its generation and transmission cooperative, and that fairly allocates any mandated curtailment as between a data center customer and non-data center customer classes;
(5) If the commission has previously approved the data center tariff of a generation and transmission cooperative from which a retail electric supplier formed under KRS Chapter 279 is contractually obligated to purchase electricity, then the retail electric supplier may adopt and incorporate the data center tariff of the generation and transmission cooperative in lieu of developing and submitting its own unique tariff to serve data centers as otherwise required by this section.
(5) If the commission has previously approved the data center tariff of a generation and transmission cooperative from which a retail electric supplier formed under KRS Chapter 279 is contractually obligated to purchase electricity, then the retail Page 9 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA electric supplier may adopt and incorporate the data center tariff of the generation and transmission cooperative in lieu of developing and submitting its own unique tariff to serve data centers as otherwise required by this section.
(7) The requirements of this section shall not apply to the distributors of electricity supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority to the extent that they conflict with requirements imposed by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(7) The requirements of this section shall not apply to:
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(a) Distributors of electricity supplied by the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(b) Data centers constructed on sites owned by the United States Department of Energy;
or (c) An electric service contract entered into prior to the effective date of this Act.
A utility providing a service described in KRS 278.010(3)(b), (d), or (f) to a data center Page 9 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 subject to the requirements of Section 3 of this Act shall not charge or allocate any of the costs associated with serving or constructing any new infrastructure to serve the data center to any other customer classes served by the utility.
(1) A utility providing a service described in KRS 278.010(3)(b), (d), or (f) to a data center subject to the requirements of Section 3 of this Act shall not charge or allocate any of the costs associated with serving or constructing any new infrastructure to serve the data center to any other customer classes served by the utility.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to data centers constructed on sites owned by the United States Department of Energy.
(1) The estimated capital investment for the qualified data center project;
Page 10 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (1) The estimated capital investment for the qualified data center project;
(5) A provision requiring the preliminarily approved company to notify the authority immediately if the eligible company sells or otherwise transfers or disposes of the Page 10 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 land on which a qualified data center project is located;
(5) A provision requiring the preliminarily approved company to notify the authority immediately if the eligible company sells or otherwise transfers or disposes of the land on which a qualified data center project is located;
(8) (a) A statement that the memorandum of agreement may remain in effect, even if there is a future transfer, sale, or disposition, directly or indirectly, of the qualified data center project, upon the adoption of a resolution by the authority to that effect.
(8) (a) A statement that the memorandum of agreement may remain in effect, even if there is a future transfer, sale, or disposition, directly or indirectly, of the Page 11 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA qualified data center project, upon the adoption of a resolution by the authority to that effect.
for the purposes of monitoring and enforcing the terms of the memorandum of Page 11 of 12 XXXX 2/6/2026 8:26 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1235 agreement;
for the purposes of monitoring and enforcing the terms of the memorandum of agreement;
and (e) Pursue any other remedy set forth in the memorandum of agreement or to which it may be entitled by law;[ and] (12) A certification from the preliminarily approved company that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements, the applicable requirements of Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Act, and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder;
and Page 12 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA (e) Pursue any other remedy set forth in the memorandum of agreement or to which it may be entitled by law;[ and] (12) A certification from the preliminarily approved company that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements, the applicable requirements of Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Act, and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder;
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Section 6.
KRS 278.466 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Each retail electric supplier shall make net metering available to any eligible customer-generator that the supplier currently serves or solicits for service.
If the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems reaches one percent (1%) of a supplier's single hour peak load during a calendar year, the supplier shall have no further obligation to offer net metering to any new customer-generator at any subsequent time.
For the purposes of this subsection, the load of a data center as defined in Section 3 of this Act shall not be considered in determining a retail electric supplier's single hour peak load.
(2) Each retail electric supplier serving a customer with eligible electric generating facilities shall use a standard kilowatt-hour meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two (2) directions.
Any additional meter, meters, or distribution upgrades needed to monitor the flow in each direction shall be installed at the customer-generator's expense.
If additional meters are installed, the net metering calculation shall yield the same result as when a single meter is used.
(3) A retail electric supplier serving an eligible customer-generator shall compensate that customer for all electricity produced by the customer's eligible electric generating facility that flows to the retail electric supplier, as measured by the standard kilowatt-hour metering prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
The Page 13 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA rate to be used for such compensation shall be set by the commission using the ratemaking processes under this chapter during a proceeding initiated by a retail electric supplier or generation and transmission cooperative on behalf of one (1) or more retail electric suppliers.
(4) Each billing period, compensation provided to an eligible customer-generator shall be in the form of a dollar-denominated bill credit.
If an eligible customer- generator's bill credit exceeds the amount to be billed to the customer in a billing period, the amount of the credit in excess of the customer's bill shall carry forward to the customer's next bill.
Excess bill credits shall not be transferable between customers or premises.
If an eligible customer-generator closes his or her account, no cash refund for accumulated credits shall be paid.
(5) Using the ratemaking process provided by this chapter, each retail electric supplier shall be entitled to implement rates to recover from its eligible customer-generators all costs necessary to serve its eligible customer-generators, including but not limited to fixed and demand-based costs, without regard for the rate structure for customers who are not eligible customer-generators.
(6) For an eligible electric generating facility in service prior to the effective date of the initial net metering order by the commission in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, the net metering tariff provisions in place when the eligible customer- generator began taking net metering service, including the one-to-one (1:1) kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit provided for electricity fed into the grid, shall remain in effect at those premises for a twenty-five (25) year period, regardless of whether the premises are sold or conveyed during that twenty-five (25) year period.
For any eligible customer-generator to whom this subsection applies, each net metering contract or tariff under which the customer takes service shall be identical, with respect to energy rates, rate structure, and monthly charges, to the contract or tariff to which the same customer would be assigned if the Page 14 of 15 HB059310.100 - 1235 - XXXX 3/4/2026 2:35 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 593/GA customer were not an eligible customer-generator.
(7) Electric generating systems and interconnecting equipment used by eligible customer-generators shall meet all applicable safety and power quality standards established by the National Electrical Code (NEC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories.
(8) An eligible customer-generator installation is transferable to other persons at the same premises upon notification to the retail electric supplier and verification that the installation is in compliance with the applicable safety and power quality standards in KRS 278.467 and in subsection (7) of this section.
(9) Any upgrade of the interconnection between the retail electric supplier and the customer-generator that is required by commission-approved tariffs for the purpose of allowing net metering shall be made at the expense of the customer-generator.
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Action History

  1. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  2. 2nd reading

  3. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  4. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  5. 1st reading

  6. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  7. to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  8. to Committee on Committees (S)

  9. received in Senate

  10. 3rd reading, passed 90-8 with Committee Substitute (1)

  11. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026

  12. 2nd reading, to Rules

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

  14. to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

  15. to Committee on Committees (H)

  16. introduced in House

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Passed 90 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12701
Republican 77101
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 90802
% of votes cast 90%8%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lewis C — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Nay
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Nay
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Nay
Joshua Watkins Democrat Nay
Lindsey Burke Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Willner Democrat Nay
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Nay
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Nay
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Nay
Felicia Rabourn Republican Not Voting
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 593 do?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.
Who sponsors HB 593?
HB 593 is sponsored by David W. Osborne (Republican), Kim King (Republican), Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican), Daniel Elliott (Republican), Jason Petrie (Republican), and Josh Bray (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 593?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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