Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 315 — AN ACT relating to vegetation around railroad crossings and declaring an emergency.

Last action — to Committee on Committees (H)

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

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require railroad companies to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation upon and within the geographical bounds of its right-of-way at each intersection with a public road or highway; require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation when a railroad company fails to do so; require the railroad company to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for costs of the removal; EMERGENCY.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (H)

  2. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (18)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 120 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

transportation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 315 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require railroad companies to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation upon and within the geographical bounds of its right-of-way at each intersection with a public road or highway; require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation when a railroad company fails to do so; require the railroad company to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for costs of the removal; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors HB 315?
HB 315 is sponsored by Nancy Tate (Republican), Kim Banta (Republican), D. Bentley, Steve Bratcher (Republican), Emily Callaway (Republican), Josh Calloway (Republican), Jennifer Decker (Republican), Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), John Hodgson (Republican), Kim King (Republican), Candy Massaroni (Republican), Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), R. Palumbo, Marianne Proctor (Republican), Steve Rawlings (Republican), Bill Wesley (Republican), and Richard White (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 315?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 315?
Track HB 315 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 315

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 315

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →