Kentucky SCR96: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

From the introduced text:

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth. WHEREAS, the Legislative Research Commission established the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force during the 2025 Interim of the General Assembly to study, review, and make recommendations regarding current and future policy needs to address risk assessment, strategic planning, prevention of natural disasters, response efforts, temporary housing, and relief strategies in the Commonwealth, and to submit recommendations based on its findings to the Legislative Research Commission; and WHEREAS, the task force held six meetings, received testimony from state agencies, disaster readiness organizations, long-term recovery groups, state universities, research institutions, and insurance associations, and discussed the Commonwealth's current challenges in facing natural disasters, including risk assessment, strategic planning, prevention of natural disasters, response efforts, temporary housing, and relief strategies; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth has experienced an increase in the occurrence and severity of natural disasters, as well as other disaster threats, including infectious diseases, hazardous materials incidents, and man-made disasters that impact humans, wildlife, and agricultural animals; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth ranks among the most disaster-impacted states in the nation, with eight of the ten counties with the highest number of federal major disaster declarations between 2011 and 2023 located in …

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Sponsors

• Robin Webb (R, SD-018) · primary sponsor
• Scott Madon (R, SD-029)
• Jared Carpenter (R, SD-034)
• Danny Carroll (R, SD-002)
• Matthew Deneen (R, SD-010)
• Greg Elkins (R, SD-028)
• Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R, SD-024)
• Rick Girdler (R, SD-015)
• Stephen Meredith (R, SD-005)
• Matt Nunn (R, SD-017)
• Aaron Reed (R, SD-007)
• Craig Richardson (R, SD-003)

Latest actions

1. February 11, 2026: to Committee on Committees (S)
2. February 11, 2026: introduced in Senate

Common questions

What is SCR96?

SCR96 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

What does SCR96 do?

In its own words: A concurrent resolution reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

What is the status of SCR96?

In committee as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 11, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR96?

Robin Webb (R, SD-018), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SCR96?

On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/scr96.html