Kentucky House Joint Resolution 121

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-27 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Declare that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants; provide that air quality standards for permits for fossil fuel-fired power plants are not subject to federal regulation; provide that the Energy and Environment Cabinet holds sole jurisdiction for environmental regulation; prohibit state agencies from collecting fines or penalties for any violations of federal requirements as they apply to fossil fuel-fired power plants.

A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring the Commonwealth of Kentucky a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants.

Rep. Jim Gooch [R]	Rep. Wade Williams [R]	Rep. John Blanton [R]	Rep. Ryan Dotson [R]
Rep. Chris Fugate [R]	Rep. Steve Rawlings [R]	Rep. Tom Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-27	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2024-03-27	House	taken from the Orders of the Day
2024-03-22	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2024-03-21	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2024-03-06	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2024-02-26	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-26	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hjr121.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hjr121/orig_bill.pdf