Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SR195: A RESOLUTION supporting perpetual conservation easements.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 27, 2026
Support the availability of termed and perpetual conservation easements as an important tool designed to promote conservation practices on private lands.
What the bill says
A resolution supporting perpetual conservation easements.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION supporting perpetual conservation easements. WHEREAS, conservation easements provide important wildlife habitat on our nation's private lands, supporting opportunities for hunters by increasing available habitat for iconic game species while providing many other environmental benefits; and WHEREAS, conservation easements are completely voluntary, free-market, incentive-based contracts, the terms of which are agreed upon by the landowner, for the conservation of natural, agricultural, and historical resources on private land; and WHEREAS, conservation easements protect private property rights and enable landowners to monetize the environmental and habitat values of their land; and WHEREAS, perpetual easements ensure that conservation values are managed forever while providing landowners with clearly defined assurances through written easement contracts; and WHEREAS, conservation easements enable agricultural producers to maintain and expand their operations and pass their land on to their heirs, if they so choose, while benefitting rural economies by keeping private land in agricultural production; and WHEREAS, conservation easements provide capital that enables landowners to grow or maintain agricultural operations or reinvest in the landscape; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. The Senate supports the availability of termed and perpetual conservation easements as an important tool designed to promote conservation practices on private lands while rewarding landowners for their voluntary participation. Section 2. The Senate …
Sponsors
- Robin Webb (R, SD-018) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : adopted by voice vote
- : to Senate Floor
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Environment And Conservation, Land Use, Hunting And Fishing, Deeds And Conveyances, Fish And Wildlife, Contracts
Common questions
- What is SR195?
- SR195 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION supporting perpetual conservation easements.
- What does SR195 do?
- In its own words: A resolution supporting perpetual conservation easements.
- What is the status of SR195?
- Passed both chambers as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: adopted by voice vote (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR195?
- Robin Webb (R, SD-018).
- Where is the official record for SR195?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sr195.html
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