---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission."
description: "AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Kentucky SB 256 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Public Utilities", "Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Civil Actions", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Hatton", "B. Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adbbd2a4-0dcf-49fd-9f26-beac6d4d9b7d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb256.html"
source_hash: "a113f36f521dce6e0925acee4dc5b6ff9880189d5c15b1fd4f09d2debdb2acea"
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 256 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb256/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Hatton — primary (person)
- B. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2019
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed 83-16 `passage`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 066) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adbbd2a4-0dcf-49fd-9f26-beac6d4d9b7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).