Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SR87: A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC).
Status: Passed both chambers, February 24, 2026
Adjourn in honor of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell's service as the former president and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative.
What the bill says
A resolution adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC).
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC). WHEREAS, Tony Campbell served with distinction as the President and CEO of EKPC from June 2009 to December 2025; and WHEREAS, over the past 16 years under his leadership, even as EKPC's system energy needs grew by more than 20 percent, EKPC continued to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electric through 16 distribution cooperatives that serve over 1.1 million Kentucky residents, as well as farms, businesses, and large industrial sites in 89 counties across the Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, under Tony Campbell's leadership, EKPC's board and management pursued projects to ensure long-term reliable, competitively priced power for Kentuckians by adding a 745 megawatt natural gas combined cycle unit at Copper Station, building the 214 megawatt Liberty Station in Casey County featuring reciprocating internal combustion engine units, and co-firing units to use both coal and natural gas; and WHEREAS, Tony Campbell additionally placed EKPC on a strong path to financial strength and stability, building member's equity, and saving EKPC's owner-members significant cost-increases while maintaining long-term reliability; and WHEREAS, in 2013, Tony Campbell reinforced EKPC's energy reliability and affordability through its membership with the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement …
Sponsors
- Robert Stivers (R, SD-025) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : adopted by voice vote
- : to Senate Floor
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Energy, Public Utilities, Commendations And Recognitions
Common questions
- What is SR87?
- SR87 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC).
- What does SR87 do?
- In its own words: A resolution adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. "Tony" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC).
- What is the status of SR87?
- Passed both chambers as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: adopted by voice vote (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR87?
- Robert Stivers (R, SD-025).
- Where is the official record for SR87?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sr87.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.