---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to radiation. Amend KRS 211.862 to amend the definition of Naturally-occurring radioactive material (NORM); add the definition of Technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); amend KRS 211.863 to add provisions relating to TENORM; exempt certain drill cuttings from wells from regulation as TENORM; authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to regulate TENORM."
description: "AN ACT relating to radiation. Amend KRS 211.862 to amend the definition of Naturally-occurring radioactive material (NORM); add the definition of Technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); amend KRS 211.863 to add provisions relating to TENORM; exempt certain drill cuttings from wells from regulation as TENORM; authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to regulate TENORM."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Kentucky SB 248 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2fa5ed9-5ccb-48fe-be52-b7b3b037cd2b"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB248.htm"
source_hash: "9ffabdcbba7b51ff597851ca740e101b0bbcd1a9a42c466133946e4824ff5a35"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 248 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to radiation. Amend KRS 211.862 to amend the definition of Naturally-occurring radioactive material (NORM); add the definition of Technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); amend KRS 211.863 to add provisions relating to TENORM; exempt certain drill cuttings from wells from regulation as TENORM; authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to regulate TENORM.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB248/bill.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-16** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-21** To Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2017
- **2017-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Received in House
- **2017-03-01** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Reassigned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2017-03-03** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017
- **2017-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 92-1 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-15** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2fa5ed9-5ccb-48fe-be52-b7b3b037cd2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).