Kentucky House Bill 137

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - to Committee on Committees (S)
Pending: Senate Committee on Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 77.155 and 224.20-110 to require that for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements established by an air pollution control board, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, or the federal Clean Air Act, only the most current data collection methods approved or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be used; provide that data collected using a method that does not meet those requirements shall not be admissible or considered in an enforcement proceeding initiated by the air pollution control board, an air pollution control officer, the cabinet, or a private citizen; amend KRS 77.160 to conform.

AN ACT relating to air quality monitoring.

Rep. Jim Gooch [R]

Rep. DJ Johnson [R]

Rep. Wade Williams [R]

2025-02-19 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 32 (Y: 73 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2025-02-20	Senate	received in Senate
2025-02-19	House	3rd reading, passed 73-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
2025-02-18	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
2025-02-14	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2025-02-13	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2025-02-04	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2025-01-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2025-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb137.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb137/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb137/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/HB137/HCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/25RS/hb137/LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb137/vote_history.pdf