Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB29: AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 to prohibit the imposition of fees or permitting requirements on a solid waste management facility that is handling solid waste that was generated outside of the county or waste management district where the solid waste management facility is located, by the county or waste management district where solid waste was generated.
What the bill says
An act relating to solid waste management facilities.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 109 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a solid waste management facility that is collecting, storing, transporting, transferring, processing, treating, or disposing of solid waste that was generated outside of the county or waste management district where the solid waste management facility is located shall not be subject to any assessment, fee, permitting requirement, or other authorization requirement imposed by the county or waste management district where the solid waste was generated. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to consideration or fees mutually agreed to in a franchise agreement specifically authorized by a county ordinance between a service provider and a county or waste management district for provision of solid waste collection, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, or disposal services. Section 2. KRS 224.40-315 is amended to read as follows: (1) No permit to construct or expand a municipal solid waste disposal facility shall be accepted for processing by the cabinet unless the application contains a determination from the governing body for the solid waste management area in which the facility …
Sponsors
- Greg Elkins (R, SD-028) · primary sponsor
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008)
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Rick Girdler (R, SD-015)
- Steve Rawlings (R, SD-011)
- Mike Wilson (R, SD-032)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 38-0
- : Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : taken from Rules
- : to Rules (S)
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 29 w/ HCS 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T) (HCS 1) RSN# 4071 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 335 (March 26, 2026): 70 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 29 RSN# 3766 (January 21, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Special Districts, Environment And Conservation, Fees, Local Mandate, Counties, Local Government, Waste Management
Common questions
- What is SB29?
- SB29 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB29 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to solid waste management facilities.
- What is the status of SB29?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB29?
- Greg Elkins (R, SD-028), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB29?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb29.html
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