Kentucky 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 4 — AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.

Last action — became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 118)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit the Public Service Commission from approving a request by a utility to retire a coal-fired electric generator unless the utility demonstrates that the retirement will not have a negative impact on the reliability or the resilience of the electric grid or the affordability of the customer's electric utility rate; require the Public Service Commission to submit an annual report on retirements of electric generating units by December 1 to the Legislative Research Commission; EMERGENCY.

Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 4/GA AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.
CHAPTER 118 1 CHAPTER 118 ( SB 4 ) AN ACT relating to the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and declaring an emergency.
Page 1 of 3 SB000410.100 - 1031 - XXXX 3/2/2023 5:29 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 4/GA (2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption against the retirement of a fossil fuel- fired electric generating unit.
(2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption against the retirement of a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit.
(4) The commission shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislative Page 2 of 3 SB000410.100 - 1031 - XXXX 3/2/2023 5:29 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 4/GA Research Commission by December 1 of each year detailing:
(4) The commission shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1 of each year detailing:
(a) The number of requests by utilities to retire electric generating units in the Commonwealth, the nameplate capacity of each of those units, and whether the request was approved or denied by the commission;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (a) The number of requests by utilities to retire electric generating units in the Commonwealth, the nameplate capacity of each of those units, and whether the request was approved or denied by the commission;
Page 3 of 3 SB000410.100 - 1031 - XXXX 3/2/2023 5:29 PM GA
Became law without Governor's signature March 29, 2023.
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Action History

  1. became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 118)

  2. filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State

  3. delivered to Governor

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  5. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  6. received in Senate

  7. 3rd reading, passed 66-28

  8. placed in the Orders of the Day

  9. taken from Rules

  10. reported favorably, to Rules

  11. returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  12. 2nd reading

  13. taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  14. returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  15. 1st reading

  16. taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  17. to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  18. to Committee on Committees (H)

  19. received in House

  20. passed 25-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)

  21. Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn

  22. 3rd reading

  23. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023

  24. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

  25. 2nd reading, to Rules

  26. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

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

  28. to Natural Resources & Energy (S)

  29. to Committee on Committees (S)

  30. introduced in Senate

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage

Passed 66 Yea · 28 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53904
Unaffiliated 12602
Democrat 11300
Total 662806
% of votes cast 66%28%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Meredith — Yea
Bentley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Justice — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Bratcher S. — Yea
Timoney — Yea
Heath — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Graham — Nay
Raymond — Nay
Swann — Nay
Webber — Nay
Palumbo — Nay
Pratt — Not Voting
Bratcher K. — Not Voting
Stevenson C — Nay
Al Gentry Democrat Nay
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Nay
Chad Aull Democrat Nay
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Nay
George Brown Jr. Democrat Nay
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Nay
Lindsey Burke Democrat Nay
Lisa Willner Democrat Nay
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Nay
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Nay
Rachel Roarx Democrat Nay
Sarah Stalker Democrat Nay
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Nay
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Nay
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Not Voting
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Nay
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Nay
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Nay
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Nay
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Nay
Suzanne Miles Republican Not Voting
T.J. Roberts Republican Nay
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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PASS SB 4 W/ scs1 sfa2

Passed 25 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17301
Unaffiliated 8501
Democrat 0002
Total 25804
% of votes cast 68%22%0%11%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Smith — Yea
Turner — Yea
Southworth — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Williams — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Wilson — Yea
ChambersArmstrong — Nay
Thomas — Nay
Schickel — Nay
Yates — Nay
Westerfield — Not Voting
Harper Angel — Nay
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Not Voting
Karen Berg Democrat Not Voting
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Nay
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Nay
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Not Voting
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Nay
Stephen West Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 4 do?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit the Public Service Commission from approving a request by a utility to retire a coal-fired electric generator unless the utility demonstrates that the retirement will not have a negative impact on the reliability or the resilience of the electric grid or the affordability of the customer's electric utility rate; require the Public Service Commission to submit an annual report on retirements of electric generating units by December 1 to the Legislative Research Commission; EMERGENCY.
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
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