Kentucky House Bill 372

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - WITHDRAWN
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of Subchapter 40 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "advanced recovery facility," "circular energy economy," "circular energy facility," and "energy carriers"; declare legislature finding regarding the landfilling of wastes as an obsolete method of waste management and promotion of a circular energy economy using circular energy facilities; create a Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Council attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; identify members of the council and meeting schedule; require the council to make recommendations on policies that advance a circular energy economy using advanced recovery technologies; set forth the duties of the council; require the council to prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 30 of each year; prohibit local governments and special districts from banning circular energy or advanced recovery facilities in their jurisdiction.

AN ACT relating to circular energy facilities.

Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-11	House	WITHDRAWN
2026-01-22	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2026-01-14	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-14	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb372.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb372/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb372/LM.pdf